The Federal Government has set a goal of achieving 95 per cent digital literacy in Nigeria by 2030, with an interim target of 70 per cent by 2027.
Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, revealed this on Tuesday at the Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL) Training Awards Programme in Abuja.
Inuwa explained that the DL4ALL initiative aims to equip civil servants with essential digital skills to improve service delivery, efficiency, and good governance. The programme is implemented in partnership with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF).
According to him, 54,377 civil servants have enrolled in the programme, representing nearly 79 per cent participation, while over 40 per cent have successfully completed their courses. Inuwa noted that initial challenges, such as limited access to official email accounts, were addressed through coordinated institutional efforts.
To encourage practical application of digital skills, incentives such as laptop presentations were introduced during the awards ceremony. “Digital competence enhances professional relevance and contributes to national capacity development beyond the public service,” he stated.
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, described the awards as an opportunity to recognise top performers and assess progress toward building a digitally enabled public service. She highlighted the strategic importance of digital skills for productivity, efficiency, and effective governance.
Walson-Jack also revealed plans to transition ministries and extra-ministerial departments to paperless operations by December 2025 and emphasised the need for continuous upskilling of civil servants. During the ceremony, 35 officers were honoured for exceptional performance under the DL4ALL initiative, with a call for wider participation across all cadres to strengthen institutional efficiency.
