The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has begun a full-scale rollout of its Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL) programme across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
After concluding a pilot phase that reached over 150,000 participants in 12 states, the agency is now taking the initiative nationwide with one objective: to train at least 70% of the population with essential digital skills by 2027, and 95% by the end of the decade.
The DL4ALL programme is part of the Federal Government’s strategy to build a digitally capable society under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The stakes are high, and NITDA is treating this as a national emergency on digital illiteracy.
The structure of the training rests on six practical focus areas: Device and Software Operation, Information and Data Literacy, Communication and Collaboration, Digital Content Creation, Online Safety, and Problem Solving.
Each area is built to offer hands-on, accessible instruction, targeting not just urban dwellers but also communities in remote locations where access to technology remains limited.
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