The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has highlighted Nigeria’s digital infrastructure ambitions at the Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, France.
Speaking during a high-level panel session on the role of digital infrastructure in national economies, Inuwa described digital infrastructure as a critical driver of economic growth, innovation and national competitiveness.
He outlined Nigeria’s efforts to expand broadband connectivity, strengthen cloud infrastructure, promote artificial intelligence development and attract investments into data centres and digital public infrastructure.
The NITDA chief also highlighted Nigeria’s National Cloud Policy, which encourages government institutions to host data locally to enhance digital sovereignty and improve public service delivery.
According to him, Nigeria’s youthful population, growing technology talent base and expanding innovation ecosystem position the country as an attractive destination for digital infrastructure investment.
Inuwa reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to partnerships that will accelerate the development of cloud services, connectivity infrastructure, artificial intelligence and other digital economy initiatives across the country.
