THE Federal Government has unveiled plans to achieve 95 per cent digital literacy nationwide by 2030, with an interim milestone of 70 per cent by 2027.
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, announced the target on Tuesday during the Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL) Training Awards Programme held in Abuja.
According to Inuwa, the DL4ALL initiative aims to equip civil servants with critical digital skills to improve public service delivery, operational efficiency, and governance standards.
The programme is being implemented in partnership with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF).
He disclosed that 54,377 civil servants have enrolled in the training programme, representing nearly 79 per cent participation, while more than 40 per cent have completed their courses successfully.
Inuwa acknowledged that the initiative initially faced setbacks, particularly due to limited access to official email accounts among civil servants.
However, he noted that these challenges were addressed through coordinated institutional interventions.
To further boost engagement and course completion, incentives — including the presentation of laptops — were introduced during the awards ceremony to encourage participants to apply their newly acquired digital skills.
“Digital competence enhances professional relevance and strengthens national capacity beyond the public service,” Inuwa said.
Also speaking at the event, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, described the awards as both a recognition platform for outstanding performers and a progress review toward building a digitally driven public sector.
She emphasised that digital skills have become essential for productivity, efficiency, and effective governance.
Walson-Jack further revealed that efforts are underway to transition ministries and extra-ministerial departments to paperless operations by December 2025.
She announced that 35 officers were honoured for exceptional performance under the DL4ALL initiative and called for broader participation across all levels of the civil service to strengthen institutional performance.