Kashifu Inuwa, director-general of NITDA, said the initiative was designed to address structural regulatory bottlenecks slowing innovation in Nigeria’s digital economy.
The NITDA boss restated the importance of visibility and self-promotion in career growth, noting that hard work alone is no longer sufficient.
The inauguration of the group on Wednesday in Abuja followed Nigeria’s OpenGov Challenge Award at the 2025 Open Government Partnership Global Summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
The federal government, on Thursday, took delivery of the Nigerian Government Enterprise Architecture portal from the Korea International Cooperation Agency.
Mr Tambour explained that the training focus areas were selected to support the FCC’s statutory mandate.
Nigeria’s ambition to build a $1 trillion economy can only be achieved if digital growth is anchored on trust, data protection, and shared prosperity.
The NITDA chief said while these strengths had powered Kano’s success for centuries, the modern economy now presented even greater opportunities through innovation and technology
Mr Inuwa said, “Our mandate is not just targeted at the federal; it’s truly national, which means it must embrace state and local governments.’’
Nigeria’s e-commerce market, currently valued at $13 billion, represented only 0.55% of the $27 trillion global market, according to a GIZ expert.
According to him, AI could add up to 20 per cent to Nigeria’s gross domestic product if strategically harnessed.
