Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (OAU) has emerged first again by winning the award for the Best Tertiary Institution (Public) Category at the NITDA-Nihilent e-Governance Awards Program, 2015.

The annual NITDA-NIHILENT awards took place on the 18th of November, 2015, during the e-Nigeria 2015 conference at the International Conference Centre Abuja.

This award held in recognition of excellence in e-Governance cuts across ICT based sectors ranging from State Government, Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Education and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).

The award reflects the all-inclusive use of ICT for organizational operations in general, but in the case of educational institutions, the adoption of ICT in Teaching, Research, Learning and Administration.

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In attendance were the Honorable Minister of Communication, Barrister Adebayo Shittu (himself an OAU alumnus), the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communication, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).

The award was received on behalf of the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. B.I Omole by the Director, INTECU, Prof. G.A. Aderounmu.

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) whose mission is: to develop and regulate IT for sustainable national development, was established to create a framework for the planning, research, development, standardization and regulation of Information Technology practices in Nigeria.

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