Nigeria Moves to Integrate Digital Literacy into Basic Education Curriculum
This development is part of the government's wider push to create a digitally inclusive society and strengthen Nigeria’s human capital base through targeted investments in technology-driven education.
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing digital literacy in Nigeria’s education sector, in alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which prioritizes Education, Health, and Social Investment.
As part of this effort, NITDA’s Director General, Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, led a delegation to the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Hajiya Aisha Garba, to deepen collaboration aimed at integrating digital literacy into Nigeria’s basic education curriculum.
The engagement marks a continuation of NITDA’s broader strategy to work with key educational bodies—including the Federal Ministry of Education, the National Universities Commission (NUC), and the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) —to ensure digital skills development is embedded at all levels of learning.
To support the initiative, a joint committee has been established to design and implement a roadmap that will guide the effective integration of digital literacy into the basic education system. The goal is to equip young Nigerians with foundational digital competencies essential for thriving in the 21st-century digital economy.
This development is part of the government’s wider push to create a digitally inclusive society and strengthen Nigeria’s human capital base through targeted investments in technology-driven education.
