NITDA Nigeria | 21,417 followers on LinkedIn. NITDA is the official Government body that develops and regulates Information Technology in Nigeria. | National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) was created in April 2001 to implement the Nigerian Information Technology Policy and coordinate general IT development in the country. Our Act (National Information Technology Development Act (2007) mandates us to create a framework for the planning, research, development, standardization, application, coordination, monitoring, evaluation and regulation of Information Technology practices, activities, and systems in Nigeria. Our role, therefore, is to develop, regulate and advise on Information technology in the country through regulatory standards, guidelines and policies.