National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has convened a two-day high-level stakeholders’ workshop to consolidate efforts towards a achieving 96% national digital literacy level by 2030.
The workshop, themed: ‘Building Sustainable Partnerships and Pathways Towards Achieving 95% Digital Literacy Level by 2030’, took place in Abuja between April 20 and 30, 2025.
The program brought together government agencies, private sector leaders, development partners, civil society actors, and the academia.
Speaking during the opening ceremony, Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa-Abdullahi, reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to economic diversification and inclusive development.
According to him, digitization is one of the eight core priority areas of the current government, describing the journey towards 95% digital literacy as both ambitious and achievable through multi-stakeholder collaboration.
Unveiling the National Digital Literacy Framework, NDLF, the DG outlined six core competency areas: digital fluency, information management, digital content creation, communication and collaboration, online safety, and basic problem-solving.
According to him, the framework also segments learners into three proficiency levels to ensure tailored delivery across different demographics and sectors.
“To operationalize the framework, the Federal Government, through NITDA, has set an ambitious target of training 50 million Nigerians by 2027, thereby achieving 70% digital literacy and setting the stage for 95% penetration by 2030.
“This target includes 15 million students through formal education systems, 5 million public servants, and 30 million individuals from the informal sector,” he said.
He also noted that the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation has already mandated digital literacy as a prerequisite for all federal civil servants.
Mr Inuwa revealed that over 5,000 civil servants are currently undergoing digital skills training via Cisco’s learning platform.
“The ultimate goal is to digitally train all 90,000 federal civil servants by the end of 2025, with a phased expansion to include state and local government workers.
Adding momentum to this national drive, the Ministry of Education is also set to integrate digital literacy into Nigeria’s education curriculum—from kindergarten to tertiary level—ensuring that foundational digital skills are nurtured early and continuously across the learning spectrum.
DAILY NIGERIAN reports that one of the central pillars of the workshop was the adoption of a data-driven approach to track and measure progress.
The DG announced that NITDA would be establishing a centralized data portal to monitor training outcomes and provide verifiable metrics on national digital literacy levels.
Additionally, a technical working group comprising stakeholders from public, private, and civil society sectors will be constituted to coordinate data collection and align various literacy efforts with the National Digital Literacy Strategy.
The workshop also served as a clarion call to eliminate fragmentation in digital literacy initiatives across the country. Stakeholders resolved to align all interventions under the unified National Digital Literacy Framework released in 2023 to prevent duplication and promote synergy.
