The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has organised a one-day capacity, building workshop on Information Technology Contract Management for legal officers across parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy (FMCIDE).
The training, held in Abuja, focused on procurement procedures, negotiation techniques, compliance frameworks, and dispute resolution mechanisms in IT contracting.
Representing the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, the Director of Regulations and Compliance, Barr. Emmanuel Edet highlighted the critical role of IT contracts in advancing governance and service delivery in Nigeria’s digital economy.
“Digital transformation is no longer an ambition but a necessity. The agreements guiding technology adoption and deployment carry long-term consequences for Nigeria’s development,” Inuwa said. He stressed that IT contracts must be “technologically sound, legally robust, commercially fair, and strategically aligned with institutional mandates.”
The DG further urged participants to see the workshop as more than a training exercise, but as a platform for collaboration, reform, and critical thinking.
Participants drawn from diverse professional backgrounds, including law, technology, finance, and administration, engaged in peer learning and knowledge exchange, tackling common challenges in IT contracting. Many described the workshop as timely, considering the growing complexity of technology agreements and the need for stronger legal safeguards in the sector.
The initiative, NITDA noted, aligns with its core mandate of capacity building while reaffirming its leadership role in driving Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda. By equipping legal officers with enhanced skills in IT contracting, the Agency seeks to strengthen institutional processes, improve transparency, and promote efficiency in public service delivery.
The training is expected to contribute significantly to sustainable development goals by ensuring more effective and accountable public sector technology engagements.
