NITDA Partners SecDojo to Boost Nigeria’s Cybersecurity
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NITDA Partners SecDojo to Boost Nigeria’s Cybersecurity
By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman
The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SecDojo, a cybersecurity training platform and upskilling company, to strengthen Nigeria’s national resilience against cyber threats.
The partnership, signed during the GITEX Africa 2025 event in Marrakech, Morocco, aims to bolster the country’s cybersecurity landscape through comprehensive capacity-building initiatives.
NITDA Director-General, Kashifu Inuwa, expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration, describing it as a key milestone in Nigeria’s journey toward a secure digital future.
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“We just signed an MOU with SecDojo, which is a cybersecurity capacity-building provider, and this is one of our efforts to strengthen our national cybersecurity to enhance our cyber resilience,” he said.
Inuwa emphasized the importance of investing in human capital, citing the growing global demand for cybersecurity professionals and Nigeria’s potential to fill the talent gap.
“Globally, we have the gap, and in Nigeria, we have a young population that if we harness, well, we can train them and connect them with the global value chain to provide cybersecurity services and also to fill some roles and gaps in the global cybersecurity market,” he averred.
The NITDA DG also called for deeper collaboration between technology stakeholders and the Federal Ministry of Education to embed digital literacy and cybersecurity training into Nigeria’s formal education system.
“There is an urgent need to shift from short-term skills acceleration programmes to long-term, systemic integration of digital skills into academic curricula at all levels, from primary to tertiary education,” he said.
Highlighting successful models such as Cisco’s academic integration, Inuwa encouraged tech firms and content providers to collaborate, offering open-source or customized content that can be adopted nationally.
“We don’t want to limit this to a single vendor. The opportunity is open to all. Google has shown interest, and we welcome more partners,” he noted further.
SecDojo CEO, Younes Benzagmout, expressed his enthusiasm for the collaboration, reaffirming the company’s commitment to working closely with Nigerian stakeholders.
“We sincerely thank NITDA for their trust and partnership and we are excited to begin this journey and look forward to building a successful and impactful collaboration,” he assured.
The partnership aims to bring SecDojo’s innovative training platforms and methodologies to support Nigeria’s cybersecurity professionals while contributing to the development and execution of a comprehensive national cyber capacity-building strategy.
This collaboration is a significant step towards strengthening Nigeria’s cybersecurity landscape and promoting digital trust and security in the country.
