{"id":4692,"date":"2026-09-28T16:10:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=4692"},"modified":"2026-09-28T16:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:25:52","slug":"nitda-shines-again-wins-global-awards-for-innovation-nigeria-digital-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=4692","title":{"rendered":"NITDA shines again, wins global awards for innovation, Nigeria Digital Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*<strong><em>Nigeria&#8217;s National Information Technology Development Agency, in collaboration with Image Merchants Promotion Limited and Centre for Crisis Communication, bags two Golden World Awards in both AI in Crisis Management and Publication categories at the prestigious 2026 International Public Relations Association Golden World Awards, in Athens, Greece<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect<\/p>\n<p>The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) again, has been&nbsp; honoured on the global stage at the prestigious 2026 International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Golden World Awards (GWA), in Athens, Greece.<\/p>\n<p>ConsumerConnect reports NITDA, in collaboration with Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR) and the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), bagged two Golden World Awards in both the Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Crisis Management and Publication categories at the event.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"O05OoYoZEj\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=4678\">Energy Security: Court&#8217;s ordering NMDPRA to grant oil import licences to marketers conforms to PIA \u2013Official<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cEnergy Security: Court\u2019s ordering NMDPRA to grant oil import licences to marketers conforms to PIA \u2013Official\u201d \u2014 Consumer Experience Is A Top Priority\" src=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=4678&amp;embed=true#?secret=ZJhq0lMJLq#?secret=O05OoYoZEj\" data-secret=\"O05OoYoZEj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Highlighting what the landmark award-winning project was all about, the country&#8217;s Information Technology sector regulatory agency said the latest recognition actually celebrated the establishment of &#8220;the Crisis Communication Hub (CCHub) \u2014 an innovative national framework, driven by a detailed empirical research study on AI and crisis management\u201d supported by NITDA.<\/p>\n<p>It stated that the winning initiative focuses on:<\/p>\n<p>*Smart AI Governance: Leveraging AI tools for crisis communication and proactive social listening.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;*Fighting Misinformation: Detecting fake news, deepfakes, and digital threats to protect public 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