The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to equipping Nigerian children with crucial digital skills as part of the Renewed Hope Agenda championed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which prioritizes education, health, and social investment.
In Abuja, NITDA’s Director General Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, led a delegation to meet the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Hajiya Aisha Garba, to deepen collaboration on embedding digital literacy into Nigeria’s basic education curriculum.
This engagement builds on NITDA’s broader mission to work with critical education agencies — including the Federal Ministry of Education, the National Universities Commission (NUC), and the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) — to integrate digital skills development across all levels of learning.
To deliver this vision, a joint committee has been inaugurated to design and implement a roadmap that will guide the effective rollout of digital literacy in primary schools. The ultimate goal is to ensure that young Nigerians graduate with the foundational digital skills they need to succeed in the 21st-century global economy.
Education stakeholders have welcomed the move, seeing it as a strategic step toward building a digitally inclusive society and strengthening Nigeria’s human capital through technology-driven learning.
