By Chimezie Godfrey
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) have forged a strategic partnership aimed at bridging the gender digital divide, promoting women’s digital inclusion and supporting Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda.
The collaboration was formalised during a courtesy visit by a NAWOJ delegation, led by its National President, Comrade Aishatu Ibrahim, to the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE. During the visit, the delegation presented plans for the forthcoming Women in Security (WINSEC) Summit and Awards 2026.
Represented by the Director of Stakeholders Management and Partnerships, Dr. Aristotle Onumo, Inuwa assured NAWOJ of NITDA’s commitment to participate in and support the success of the conference.
The NITDA boss commended the association for creating a platform that promotes peacebuilding, dialogue on security and women’s inclusion, describing the initiative as aligning with the agency’s drive to expand digital literacy and skills acquisition for women under the National Gender Inclusive Strategy.
He added that beyond participating in the summit, NITDA envisages a long-term collaboration with NAWOJ that would create meaningful opportunities for more women across the country to benefit from digital literacy programmes.
”Inclusivity is the key to everything we do at NITDA. We clearly defined that 40 per cent of our programmes must recognise the issue of gender. We ensure that women are adequately represented and positioned to benefit greatly from the programmes that we organise in the agency.
”We graciously accept to participate actively in that conference. Apart from acquiring skills among journalists themselves, partnership with NAWOJ will also serve as a platform through which we can also reach out to various women’s groups across the federation,” Inuwa said.
Earlier, NAWOJ National President, Comrade Aishatu Ibrahim, applauded Inuwa for what she described as his visionary and transformational leadership, noting that it has continued to position NITDA as a driving force in Nigeria’s digital economy.
She explained that the Women in Security (WINSEC) Summit and Awards 2026 is designed to strengthen collaboration among government institutions, security agencies, technology experts, the media and other stakeholders in addressing emerging security challenges.
According to her, the initiative will also honour individuals and institutions that have demonstrated excellence in security, governance and innovation while encouraging dialogue on the role of technology in building a safer and more resilient Nigeria.
”We deeply appreciate your exemplary leadership, passion for innovation, and unwavering commitment to building a digitally empowered Nigeria. We respectfully invite the agency to partner with NAWOJ in making this landmark initiative a success.
”We look forward to establishing a long-term partnership with NITDA that will empower women journalists with cutting-edge digital skills, support digital inclusion and contribute to innovation, digital literacy, and human capital development,” Ibrahim said.
Both organisations expressed confidence that the engagement would lay the foundation for a sustainable partnership with clearly defined objectives to advance digital inclusion, innovation, digital literacy and human capital development across Nigeria.
NITDA, NAWOJ Partner to Boost Women’s Digital Inclusion, Skills
