The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA says Nigeria is targeting 70 per cent digital literacy by 2027 as part of efforts to achieve 95 per cent digital literacy nationwide by 2030.
The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, disclosed this at the 2026 Digital Literacy for All, DL4ALL National Stakeholders’ Workshop in Abuja on Tuesday.
According to him, the country has recorded nearly 3 million training achievements, while its broader digital literacy programme aims to reach 50 million Nigerians through formal education, workforce development and informal-sector interventions.
Inuwa, who was represented by the Director of Digital Development Services, Oladejo Olawumi, spoke on the theme, “Measuring Progress, Strengthening Partnerships, Accelerating Impact”.
He said achieving the targets required a coordinated national effort beyond individual training programmes, stressing the need to measure the reach, quality and practical impact of digital literacy interventions across the country.
“Our National Digital Literacy Framework establishes the ambition of achieving 95% digital literacy by 2030. We have also adopted an intermediate target of 70% by 2027. These are ambitious targets. But they represent something more important than percentages. They represent millions of Nigerians whose capacity to learn, work, trade and participate in modern society can be expanded. In 2023, we established the National Digital Literacy Framework to provide common definitions, competencies and standards for digital literacy development”, he stated.
In his special address, the Acting Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Adetunji Adeyemi, described digital literacy as a fundamental requirement for participation in the modern economy and society.
In a goodwill message, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Professor Chidi Princewill, represented by Professor Bourdillon Omeje, joined other stakeholders in supporting efforts to expand digital literacy and strengthen institutional collaboration.
The Permanent Secretary of the Sokoto State Ministry of Innovation, Dr Nasir Deniya, also delivered a goodwill message at the workshop, which brought together stakeholders to assess progress, strengthen partnerships and identify practical approaches to expanding digital literacy nationwide.
