NITDA Partners with France’s SecDojo to Launch Cybersecurity Academy in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria – April 15, 2025, 9:40 AM PDT – The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SecDojo, a France-based cybersecurity training and upskilling firm, to establish a Cybersecurity Academy in Nigeria. Inked on the sidelines of GITEX Africa 2025 in Marrakech, Morocco, on April 14, the agreement aims to bolster Nigeria’s digital defenses by equipping citizens with critical skills to combat rising cyber threats, aligning with NITDA’s goal of achieving 95% digital literacy by 2030.
The MoU, announced via NITDA’s official channels, focuses on capacity building through specialized training programs, including ethical hacking, threat management, and network defense. NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, emphasized the academy’s role in strengthening national resilience, stating it will “create a robust cybersecurity ecosystem” to protect Nigeria’s digital economy, per Western Post. SecDojo, known for its hands-on cyber labs, will provide expertise, tools, and certification-aligned curricula, targeting students, professionals, and government agencies.
Nigeria’s cybersecurity landscape is under strain—85% of 2021 data breaches involved human error, per Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report, and NITDA’s March 2025 audit flagged outdated frameworks and low awareness as key gaps (Nigerian CommunicationsWeek). The academy, set to launch in 2026, will complement NITDA’s prior efforts, like its Cisco-backed training and ECOWAS hackathons, which trained 5,341 West Africans in 2024, per Science Nigeria. “This is about empowering Nigerians to secure our cyberspace, not just react to attacks,” Inuwa said, per Inside Business.
Public reaction on X is cautiously optimistic, with users praising the move but urging transparency on funding and access. Some recall NITDA’s stalled 2024 cybersecurity lab plan, hoping this partnership delivers. As trade wars push gold to $3,200, Nigeria’s bet on cyber skills could shield its digital future—if it bridges the gap between promise and execution.
This article draws on Western Post (post:4), TecheconomyNG (post:3), Inside Business (post:2), NITDANigeria (post:0), Nigerian CommunicationsWeek (web:9), and Science Nigeria (web:10) for details on the MoU and context, set at 9:40 AM PDT, April 15, 2025. It reflects broad X sentiment without specific quotes, per guidelines, and sticks to verified facts. Want more on the academy’s curriculum or Nigeria’s cyber challenges? Let me know
