The report was revealed on Wednesday by NITDA’s Director-General, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, at the continuous Digital Nigeria International Conference and Exhibition (DNICE) 2026 in Abuja.
It supplies a nationwide standard for examining Nigeria’s digital development, recognizing spaces and tracking advancements throughout monetary services, telecoms, commerce and trade, e-government, e-health, digital gain access to, abilities, trust and addition.
The report likewise consists of a control panel developed to make its findings available beyond the printed file, enabling stakeholders to track development and send feedback.
Secret findings from the report
Speaking at the unveiling, Inuwa stated the research study included 2,147 home interviews, 539 health center interviews, 15 crucial informant interviews and 10 administrative records from appropriate organizations.
- Amongst its findings, the report revealed that 86.5% of Nigerian grownups held monetary accounts, however just 12% accessed digital credit in the preceding 12 months.
- It likewise discovered that 40.6% of grownups personally utilized smart devices, while simply 6.6% bought items online within the preceding 3 months.
- On digital civil services, 17.9% of participants had actually utilized federal government services online in the preceding 12 months.
- The report even more suggested that 75.9% of grownups wanted to utilize telemedicine if offered, although only 11.3% had insurance protection.
- On digital security, 13.1% of participants stated they had actually experienced digital monetary scams, highlighting the requirement to reinforce customer security and digital trust.
Financial investment chances and obstacles
Inuwa stated the findings would assist financiers recognize chances throughout payments, connection, digital gadgets, e-commerce, logistics, e-government and digital health.
He kept in mind that the report would assist federal government, financiers, innovators, scientists and advancement partners make choices based upon proof instead of presumptions.
He worried that difficulties including electrical power supply, digital abilities, cost, interoperability and customer defense need to be dealt with to increase financial investment in the sector.
What this indicates for Nigeria’s digital economy
The NITDA Director-General stated the report would develop a yearly procedure for determining the nation’s digital development, examining targets and changing policies based upon emerging proof.
He prompted stakeholders to utilize the findings to establish useful options, enhance organizations and enhance digital addition throughout the nation.
The report recognizes gain access to, use, trust, abilities and addition as interconnected locations needing attention to make sure that Nigeria’s broadening digital facilities equates into significant advantages for residents and organizations.
It likewise highlights spaces in digital monetary services, smart device use, online shopping and access to digital civil services, supplying locations for policymakers and financiers to think about in establishing the nation’s digital economy.
Nigeria’s digital economy: Progress and spaces
The unveiling of the report comes amidst continuous efforts by federal government companies and other stakeholders to broaden digital gain access to, enhance digital literacy and enhance rely on Nigeria’s digital economy.
- In May 2025, Nairametrics reported that NITDA had actually released its Digital Literacy for All Initiative (DL4ALL) across the country, targeting digital abilities protection of 70% of Nigerians by 2027 and 95% by 2030. The program followed a pilot stage that trained 152,790 Nigerians throughout 12 states.
- Beyond digital abilities, access to appropriate gadgets and trustworthy connection stays another difficulty. In September 2026, Nairametrics reported that Nigeria’s smart device ownership had actually increased to 75% in 2025 from 64% in 2023, according to a KPMG research study.
Nairametrics likewise reported in September 2026 that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had actually determined high gadget and connection expenses, unattainable digital items and insufficient digital abilities as significant barriers to digital addition, especially for individuals with specials needs.
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