Abuja will host a key milestone in Nigeria’s digital journey as the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) convenes a public review session on two critical frameworks, the Draft Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Live Environment and the Draft Technical Standard for the Nigerian Data Exchange (NGDX).
The session, slated for Thursday, September 18, 2025, at the Digital Economy Complex, NCC Building, Mbora, Abuja, by 9:00 a.m., is part of NITDA’s Rule-Making Process (RMP), designed to co-create inclusive and trusted regulatory instruments that mirror global best practices.
The DPI Live Environment is expected to serve as the backbone for e-Government, creating seamless national platforms that strengthen service delivery and enable public-private collaboration. Complementing this, the NGDX will provide a unified, secure framework for data sharing among government agencies and private sector players, reducing inefficiencies and accelerating innovation across sectors such as finance, healthcare, education, and agriculture.
Both drafts embed robust provisions for data protection, privacy, and authentication, aligning Nigeria with international standards while positioning the country as a frontrunner in digital public infrastructure within Africa.
Ahead of the review, NITDA’s Director General, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, underscored the importance of collective ownership: “Nigeria’s digital public infrastructure must be co-created with all stakeholders to build resilience, foster innovation, and inspire trust. The value of these initiatives lies not just in design, but in active adoption and sustainability, which requires inclusive feedback from all quarters.”
The Agency has encouraged stakeholders, including policymakers, businesses, academia, and civil society, to examine the draft documents ahead of the session via [https://shorturl.at/0zRg8](https://shorturl.at/0zRg8) and come prepared with contributions.
Anchored under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the DPI and NGDX initiatives are supported by international partnerships, particularly the European Union’s Global Gateway, alongside technical collaboration with countries like Finland, Estonia, Germany, and France. Together, they form part of Nigeria’s ambition to leverage digital infrastructure as a catalyst for inclusive national development.
