Nigeria is unveiling a sweeping nationwide campaign aimed at equipping millions of citizens with essential digital skills, setting an ambitious national target to achieve 95% digital literacy by the year 2030.
The landmark initiative, Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL), is being driven by Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), who says it marks a bold step towards “national transformation,” according to a statement by the government IT agency.
The nationwide rollout, which follows a successful pilot phase that trained 152,790 Nigerians across 12 states, is now extending to all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under what the NITDA chief describes as a key pillar of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
According to NITDA, DL4ALL is not just about training people in technology—it is about creating a digitally empowered society that can overcome barriers to education, employment, financial inclusion, and online safety.
“Digital literacy should not be a privilege reserved for a few, but a fundamental skill accessible to every Nigerian,” NITDA says.
The agency is targeting 70% digital literacy coverage by 2027, as part of the phased rollout, and planning to reach 95% of Nigerians by 2030, while working in close collaboration with local governments, the private sector, and development organisations to ensure inclusion of marginalised communities.
Digital Literacy: Focused training across six core areas
NITDA is focusing the DL4ALL training on six core areas to give participants foundational digital skills:
- Device & Software Operation
- Information & Data Literacy
- Communication & Collaboration
- Digital Content Creation
- Safety
- Problem Solving
NITDA says that this structured approach is designed to ensure that Nigerians, regardless of background or geographic location, are able to develop the digital competencies required to thrive in a technology-driven economy.
Presidential vision anchored in digital inclusion
Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, is reiterating the Federal Government’s resolve to make nine in ten Nigerians digitally literate by the end of the decade.
Speaking earlier this year, Dr. Tijani notes that in Enugu State alone, over 1.1 million residents are expected to benefit from the training—underlining the scale and reach of the initiative.
He adds that another key supporting programme aims to equip three million Nigerians with technical skills over a three-year window, further reinforcing the government’s goal of building national digital capacity.
“We are not trying to turn everyone into a tech expert,” the Minister explains. “But we want to ensure that every Nigerian has the basic digital literacy to function and flourish in today’s digital economy.”
A Movement to inform, educate and empower
With Nigeria accelerating its push towards a digitally inclusive society, the DL4ALL programme is being positioned not just as a training project, but a social movement—one that seeks to inform, educate, and entertain, while preparing citizens for the opportunities of a connected world.
NITDA says the real impact of DL4ALL will be felt in the transformation of everyday lives—especially among youth, women, rural dwellers, and other underrepresented groups—who will now have tools to participate actively in the digital economy.
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