Nigeria unveiled a digital-literacy tracker showing about 2.76 million training achievements since January 2022, a measure of activity rather than proficiency as it pursues a 50 million-person skills goal for 2027.
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) introduced the dashboard at an Oct. 20 workshop in Abuja. It combines training submissions from public agencies, companies, nonprofit groups and development partners to show where programs have operated across the country.
Workshop figures covered all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. NITDA’s dashboard also lists all 774 local government areas as reached. The agency expects the shared records to help identify communities with less access to training and reduce overlap between programs.
The workshop tally counts training achievements. An Oct. 15 dashboard snapshot separately listed 1,277,029 people as “verified digitally literate.” Because the figures describe different measures from different dates, the larger tally does not establish how many people can apply the skills taught.
NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi said the agency needs to assess what participants can do after training, Voice of Nigeria reported. Women accounted for about 32.9% of participation in the Oct. 20 workshop figures. The earlier dashboard snapshot put their share at 38.1%.
NITDA launched its Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL) initiative in 2024. It covers schools, workforce programs and training for people in the informal sector. Intended beneficiaries include students, workers, adults and older people. The agency’s framework defines digital literacy through the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to use technology competently and safely.
DL4ALL aims for a 70% digital-literacy rate by 2027. The National Digital Literacy Framework cites the government’s further target of 95% by 2030.
