{"id":15929,"date":"2026-06-20T12:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-news-goes-mobile-app-launched-today\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:47:57","slug":"iita-news-goes-mobile-app-launched-today","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-news-goes-mobile-app-launched-today\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA News goes mobile: App launched today!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/sanginga-nteranya\/\"><u>Nteranya Sanginga<\/u><\/a>\u00a0launched another digital innovation for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\"><u>IITA<\/u><\/a>\u2013the IITA News app\u2013IITA news\u00a0 on your mobile device. The official launch took place on\u00a0 14 February as part of the inauguration ceremony of the newly renovated labs of the Virology and Germplasm\u00a0 Health Units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In launching the application, Communication Unit head\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/lopez-katherine\/\"><u>Kathy Lopez<\/u><\/a>\u00a0said that the main selling point of the app is its ability to provide breaking news and information in real time. \u201cThis app will ensure that IITA information or knowledge gets to the users as it becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outlining some of the functionalities of the app, Developer and Web\u00a0 Team Lead, Tunde Ajayi, noted that the app is easy to use and provides users regularly with fresh news\u00a0 about IITA. He also said the app will alert users when a new story is posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The app reports news events as they unfold\u2014in real time. Developed by the Communication Unit, the app enables users to read stories, catch announcements, view videos, watch livestreams on the IITA video channel, and connect to information and knowledge resources, including social media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also present at the launch were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/koper-hilde\/\"><u>Hilde Koper-Limbourg<\/u><\/a>, Deputy Director General, Corporate Services;<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/dashiell-kenton\/\">\u00a0<u>Kenton Dashiell<\/u><\/a>, Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/oyinlola-sylvia\/\"><u>Sylvia Oyinlola<\/u><\/a>, Head of Administration, Western Africa Hub;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/kumar-lava\/\"><u>Lava Kumar<\/u><\/a>, Head of the Virology and Germplasm Health Units; and other IITA scientists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IITA News app is now available for immediate download from the Google Play Store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link to download app:<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.newsapp.demo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.newsapp.demo<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director General Nteranya Sanginga launched another digital innovation for IITA\u2013the IITA News app\u2013IITA news  on your mobile device.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":15930,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"tags":[],"science-area":[],"program":[],"location":[32],"news-type":[],"hub":[61],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[197],"class_list":["post-15929","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-nigeria","hub-western-africa","item-year-197"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IITA News goes mobile: App launched today! 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