Benue State says it has trained more than 40,000 civil servants in e-governance tools and data privacy as part of sweeping reforms under Governor Hyacinth Alia to modernise public service and advance digital transformation.
The digital capacity-building programme is one of several initiatives being implemented by newly-established state institutions, including the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy; Benue State Digital Infrastructure Company (BDIC); and the Benue State Digital Infrastructure Services Management and Enforcement Agency (BENDISMEA), according to a statement made available to Technology Times.
“These bodies are helping to streamline digital operations, promote e-governance, and support youth empowerment through skills acquisition and job creation,” the statement says.
The state says its has deployed a paperless Benue State Executive Council Management System and created 276 e-commerce hubs across council wards. It has also hired over 60 software and hardware engineers to strengthen local digital innovation capacity.
In addition to the civil service reforms, Benue State says it has empowered 10,000 youth with digital tools and skills to enhance entrepreneurship and employability. The state government is also partnering with the Digital Bridge Institute to establish training hubs across all 23 local government areas, targeting 23,000 annual trainees.
The state says its has deployed a paperless Benue State Executive Council Management System and created 276 e-commerce hubs across council wards. It has also hired over 60 software and hardware engineers to strengthen local digital innovation capacity.
Further steps include the state’s ongoing licensing applications with key national regulators — the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) — to support operations in e-payment, Internet service provision, and electronic television broadcasting.
Governor Alia of Benue State has been named among the 50 Most Valuable Personalities (50MVPs) in Nigeria’s Digital Economy, an annual recognition organised by Knowhow Media, publishers of IT Edge News.Africa, under the West Africa Convergence Conference (WACC) platform.
Dr Sola Afolabi, Chairman of the 2025 Nomination Committee and Chairman of Baobab Think, says the 50MVPs platform is “the gathering of Nigeria’s major change-makers and the charting of new pathways for economic growth.”
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