The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has formally received the Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture (NGEA) Portal, marking a major step forward in Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda.

The handover ceremony, held at the Continental Hotel in Abuja on Thursday, signaled the completion of a strategic collaboration between Nigeria and the Republic of Korea, with support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

Represented by NITDA’s Director of Corporate Planning and Strategy, Dr. DimieWarowei, Abdullahi described the development as the culmination of over two years of joint efforts aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s public sector digital infrastructure.

The NGEA initiative, launched in late 2022, forms a critical part of Nigeria’s e-Government Masterplan 2.0. It is designed to modernize government operations through integrated systems and standardized frameworks across ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs).

According to Abdullahi, Nigerian and Korean experts worked collaboratively to review and upgrade the country’s enterprise architecture framework, resulting in a revised structure that enhances interoperability, efficiency, and alignment with national priorities.

As part of the project, key reference models—including Technology, Business, and Service models—have been developed to guide implementation across MDAs, with additional Data and Performance Reference Models expected to further strengthen the system.

Pilot programmes were successfully implemented in major government institutions such as the National Identity Management Commission, the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigeria Immigration Service, and NITDA. These agencies also benefited from capacity-building initiatives and tailored digital transformation roadmaps.

The project’s supporting infrastructure was deployed by indigenous firm Qorebox Technologies Limited and hosted on facilities provided by Galaxy Backbone, with a two-year maintenance plan to ensure system stability.

Abdullahi emphasized that the NGEA Portal goes beyond being a digital platform, describing it as a foundational tool for building a more coordinated and citizen-centric government.

“The successful implementation of enterprise architecture across government will help reduce duplication, improve interoperability, and enhance service delivery,” he said.

He also expressed appreciation to the Korean government and KOICA for their continued technical and strategic support, reaffirming NITDA’s commitment to scaling the framework nationwide.

In his remarks, KOICA Country Director, Eunsub Kim, described the portal as the product of a successful partnership, commending NITDA for its leadership and reaffirming the agency’s commitment to supporting Nigeria’s digital transformation.

Similarly, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Engr. Nadungu Gagare, represented by Mr. Johnson Bareyei, said the initiative marks a shift from fragmented digital projects to a unified national framework.

He noted that the achievement aligns with the ministry’s broader reform agenda under the leadership of Bosun Tijani, while also commending both KOICA and NITDA for their roles in delivering the project.

The handover of the NGEA Portal ushers in a new phase, with NITDA set to oversee its operational management and long-term sustainability as Nigeria intensifies efforts to build a more efficient, digitally driven public sector.

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TECHDIGEST – Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi CCIE, Director General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said the web is the backbone of the digital economy. As it serves as a pathway to opportunities in the Digital economy through connectivity, data, and digital platforms.

Abdullahi who was represented by Dr Muhammad Aminu Lawal, Special Assistant on Digital Transformation to the Director General, said this while delivering a keynote address at the World Wide Web Day, a hybrid event organised by the Centre for Cyber Awareness Development (CECAD). With the theme “The World Wide Web: Creating Opportunities for the New African Digital Economy”.

He said internet connectivity ensures that value is created and captured; it also ensures global access to products and services 24/7 in the digital economy, adding that through the Web, digital data continue to drive the evolution of the digital economy.

“The Web provides access to massive volumes of data used for analysis on virtually every aspect of our lives”, said the DG.

The DG noted that another significant contribution of the Web in driving the digital economy is the development of digital platforms. “Many businesses, social and personal activities are happening on various digital platforms; these leave tons of digital footprints that provide huge amounts of data for analytics”, he said.
He opined that by leveraging on the world wide web, many digital economy potentials lie ahead for Africa; these potentials will increase growth and productivity as exploiting the Web will reduce the cost of production and distribution of goods and services; improve management efficiency and communication with stakeholders; increase competition and broaden markets; provide options for customers and improves marketing and pricing.

The NITDA boss emphasised that the Agency through its strategies, has come up with numerous regulations and initiatives to ensure that opportunities are created and utilised to achieve a digital economy.
Some of these initiatives, according the DG are: Encouraging free domain registration for public institutions through Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Facilitating Digital Literacy Training and Awareness, Digital Content Creation and Indigenous Language Translation, Effective Digitisation of Government Services (e-Government) as well as other e-services, Deployment of IT intervention projects that facilitate Digital Literacy and Skills development, Development of Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture (NGEA) and Nigerian e-Govt Interoperability framework (Ne-GIF), Funding capacity building & Innovation initiatives to facilitate digital jobs creation, Establishment of National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR).

Earlier in his opening remarks, Dr Bayero Agabi convener of the event and Executive Director (CECAD), said the world wide web day is a global celebration dedicated to web browsing, online activities that brings wealth of knowledge to your fingertips.

“It is a chance to celebrate the way the internet created an environment for collaboration and business growth while also taking a deeper look into its evolution the past years”, he said.

Adding that the purpose of the event is to come up policies that will help create a sane secure digital society.

Among Dignitaries in attendance the Director General of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Aziz, Managing Director Galaxy Back Bone Limited (GBB), Prof. Muhammed Bello Abubakar, President Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Prof. Adesina Sodiya, President of ATCON, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, Former President NCS, Alhaji Ladi Oguneye, Chief Executives of IT companies and other relevant stakeholders.

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