By Cyber Era NG Correspondents
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been honoured at the prestigious 2026 International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Golden World Awards (GWA) in Athens, Greece, Cyber Era NG learns.
This is according to information pieced together from the Corporate Communications and Media Relations Department at NITDA.
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 in Crisis Management and Publication categories
What the Award-Winning Project is About
The recognition celebrates the establishment of the Crisis Communication Hub (CCHub) — an innovative national framework driven by a detailed empirical research study on AI and crisis management supported by NITDA.
This initiative focuses on:
* Smart AI Governance: Leveraging AI tools for crisis communication and proactive social listening.
* Fighting Misinformation: Detecting fake news, deepfakes, and digital threats to protect public trust.
* Coordinated Crisis Response: Uniting stakeholders across the country to handle communication emergencies swiftly and strategically.
The awards were formally received during the high-level global gathering at the iconic Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens, Greece, by the Director of Corporate cCommunications and Media Relations at NITDA, Hajiya Hadiza Umar representing NITDA alongside Professor Yau Sule of IMPR.
This global achievement reinforces NITDA’s commitment to advancing digital literacy, ethical AI deployment, and cutting-edge communication strategies across Nigeria.
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