FG Announces Ambitious Plan To Boost Digital Literacy For 50 Million Nigerians By 2027

FG Announces Ambitious Plan To Boost Digital Literacy For 50 Million Nigerians By 2027The federal government has pledged to equip 50 million Nigerians with digital literacy by 2027, with the goal of achieving 95% digital literacy across the country by 2030.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, emphasized that a digitally literate Nigeria would be a stronger and more prosperous nation. He made this statement on Friday following a meeting with Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and other agency heads within the ministry. The meeting was aimed at outlining a roadmap to meet the government’s midterm target of 70% digital literacy by 2027.

Alausa revealed that digital literacy would be made compulsory in schools once the target is achieved, and citizens would be incentivized to take part in digital skills programs. He highlighted the importance of preparing Nigerians, particularly the youth, for the future workforce and the challenges they may face after graduation.

“To meet the goal of 50 million digitally literate Nigerians by 2027, digital literacy courses must be mandatory, and we must provide incentives for Nigerians to engage in these courses,” Alausa stated. He added that the next steps for the program would involve collaboration with state governments, educational bodies, and relevant stakeholders to update curricula and accreditation standards, which would include skills-based testing.

The minister also emphasized that the Ministry of Education, in partnership with NITDA, the National University Commission (NUC), and other educational institutions, would work to implement the program across various sectors, including the informal sector.

Alausa commended NITDA’s collaboration with Cisco to create certifiable digital literacy content, targeting basic education, universities, and teachers. He challenged NITDA and other agencies to further integrate mandatory digital skills assessments as part of the accreditation process for lecturers, universities, and polytechnics.

Additionally, he announced that digital literacy courses would be incorporated into the revised curriculum for colleges of education and schools across the country.

Earlier, NITDA Director General Kashifu Abdullahi shared that a pilot program had been launched to annually train 17,000 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who will be deployed across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to deliver skills-based digital training to citizens.

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