NDIC Emerges Best Performing Public Sector Agency In Information Technology Clearance Regulation

L-R: Chairman, House Committee on ICT, Hon. Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo, presents the award of “Best MDA Compliance to IT Clearance Regulations” to the MD/CE of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Umaru Ibrahim and NDIC Head IT Department, Mr Imade Uhunmwagho during the 2018 e-Nigeria Conference Digital Promotion Awards.

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has emerged the best performing public sector institution in Nigeria on compliance with Information Technology Clearance Regulation after a rigorous selection process in Nigeria.

The award was conferred on the Corporation by the Nigeria Technology Development Agency (NITDA), which is the promoter of IT regulation and development in Nigeria.

It instituted the awards to encourage and stimulate growth within the nation’s ICT ecosystem.

The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the NDIC Umaru Ibrahim, received the award on behalf of the Corporation during an elaborate dinner and award night organized as the climax of the 2018 edition of the e-Nigeria Conference held at the International Conference Center in Abuja on the 6th of November, 2018.

Accepting the award, the NDIC boss assured the Management of NITDA that the Corporation would continue to enhance its IT systems to facilitate its service delivery and achieve its mandate of Deposit Guarantee, Bank Supervision, Failure Resolution and Bank Liquidation, according to a statement by the NDIC Head of Corporate and Public Affairs Unit, Mohammed Kudu Ibrahim.

The NDIC Managing Director added that the Corporation regards the honour as a spur to redouble its efforts towards the pursuit of excellence in all its operations, especially with the emergence of block-chain technology with its attendant challenges and opportunities.

It would be recalled that in May, 2018, NDIC also received certification from the British Standard Institute (BSI) on Information Security Management (ISO/IEC 27001:2013, IT Service Management System (ISO/IEC 200001:2011) and the Business Continuity Management System ISO/22301: 2012) and in the process became the first public sector institution in Nigeria to receive all three certifications simultaneously.