OFFICE
FOR NIGERIAN CONTENT DEVELOPMENT IN ICT
Information available to the National Information Development Agency (NITDA)
indicates that a significant percentage of the ICT components in the 2016
budget prepared by various MDAs specified foreign ICT products and services.
This is a clear breach of Section 10.4(1) and 11.4(1) of the Regulatory Guidelines
for Nigerian Content Development in ICT published by NITDA. Therefore,
the attention of all MDAs is drawn to these sections for compliance during the
tendering for ICT products and services for the rest of 2016 and for the
future. It is important to point out that the Local Content Programme is
designed to create value arising from these ICT procurements.
Furthermore, as MDAs begin the
2017 budget preparation, all Procuring Entities should note that a breach of
the Regulatory Guideline is a criminal offence under sections 17(4) and 18 of
the NITDA Act of 2017.
Signed:
DIRECTOR
GENERAL
National Information
Development Agency (NITDA)
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