The Anambra State government has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence-powered digital assistant, called NORA, alongside a digital Anambra Handbook, a comprehensive digital resource designed to improve citizens\u2019 engagement and access to government services.\n<\/p>\n
The tools, unveiled by the Anambra State Information and Communication Technology Agency, themed \u2018Anambra, Unlocked\u2019, provide a centralised gateway connecting residents, businesses and other stakeholders to live digital platforms, ministries and agency websites, and key service areas across the state.\n<\/p>\n
Speaking during the event held at the state ICT office in Light House, Awka, on Thursday, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Anambra ICT Agency, Chukwuemeka Agbata, said NORA emerged from year-long efforts to build an AI system understanding Anambra\u2019s government, people, institutions and unique context.\n<\/p>\n
Agbata said the initiative is expected to make government services more accessible, convenient and efficient by providing Ndi Anambra with a single digital reference point for navigating public institutions and accessing essential services without unnecessary bureaucratic bottlenecks.<\/p>\n
He added that the digital platforms strengthen transparency and accountability, accelerating the state\u2019s transition towards technology-driven governance.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cNORA emerged from year-long efforts to build an AI system understanding Anambra\u2019s government, people, institutions and unique context. It is a state-owned AI-powered assistant designed to provide e-governance support, deliver verified government information and guide residents through available digital services.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cNORA can help users locate schools and health facilities, access government programmes and understand how to pay taxes, levies and other government-related charges.\u201d<\/p>\n
He noted that the tool, available round-the-clock, can communicate in English, Igbo and Pidgin, broadening access. <\/p>\n
According to him, with the Handbook and NORA unveiled, Anambra is making its digital ecosystem easier to discover, navigate and access, extending its vision of technology-driven, citizen-centred governance.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cIt remains a work in progress, with continuous updates to improve accuracy and usefulness. NORA can be accessed through its dedicated portal at\u00a0https:\/\/nora.anambrastate.gov.ng\/<\/a>, while the Digital Anambra Handbook is available at\u00a0https:\/\/nora.anambrastate.gov.ng\/live\/handbook\/Digital-Anambra-Handbook-2026.pdf<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \u201cResidents can also explore the services through the Anambra State Government website and SmartGov portal. What you see here is the work of many hands across Anambra, and it is only the beginning.\n<\/p>\n \u201cWe set out to make technology ordinary in this state: something every citizen, business and community can reach and use, not a privilege for a few. That is the idea behind everything we build in the State ICT Agency.\n<\/p>\n \u201cIn a few short years, we have laid over 700 kilometres of fibre, stood up our own Anambra Cloud, and put (NORA), the State AI, to work for the people. There is far more ahead, and we are building it with the young people of this state, not only for them.\n<\/p>\n \u201cThat is our promise, and our way of ensuring technology everywhere. With this, Anambra\u2019s digital world has been unlocked,\u201d Agbata added.<\/p>\n The live demonstration thrilled attendees as NORA welcomed participants, answered questions, navigated the handbook and directed users towards human assistance for sensitive matters, including reporting child abuse.\n <\/p>\n Source: <\/p>\n The Anambra State government has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence-powered digital assistant, called NORA, alongside a digital Anambra Handbook, a comprehensive digital resource designed to improve citizens\u2019 engagement and access to… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16708\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}