{"id":2002,"date":"2026-07-14T23:18:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=2002"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:05:27","slug":"nitda-unveils-national-framework-to-measure-nigerias-digital-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=2002","title":{"rendered":"NITDA unveils national framework to measure Nigeria\u2019s digital boom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*<strong><em>The National Information Technology Development Agency explains the regulatory framework is designed to systematically measure, analyse, and maximise the impact of technologies on rapidly evolving Nigeria Digital Economy <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect<\/p>\n<p>The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has gathered key stakeholders to validate a comprehensive new framework in a decisive push towards data-driven policymaking in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p><em>ConsumerConnect<\/em> reports NITDA disclosed the regulatory framework was designed to systematically measure, analyse, and maximise the impact of digital technologies on Nigeria&#8217;s rapidly evolving economy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wHtMyk20ic\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=2036\">Nutrition Safety: FCCPC seals 3 milk factories over infractions, arrests producer in Anambra<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cNutrition Safety: FCCPC seals 3 milk factories over infractions, arrests producer in Anambra\u201d \u2014 Consumer Experience Is A Top Priority\" src=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=2036&amp;embed=true#?secret=CjvG44sge6#?secret=wHtMyk20ic\" data-secret=\"wHtMyk20ic\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Information Technology (IT) sector regulatory agency explained the initiative officially kicked off at the Stakeholder Engagement and Validation Workshop on the Indicators and Measurement Framework for the National Research Study on the Impact of Digital Technologies on Nigeria&#8217;s Economy: Key Growth Indicators, Gaps and Future Outlook.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted at the e-Government Training Centre of the Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) in Abuja, the workshop assembled a diverse coalition of government institutions, regulatory bodies, academia, private sector leaders, development partners, and the research community, NITDA stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to the agency, together, their mission is to finalise the architectural blueprint that will guide a nationwide assessment of Nigeria&#8217;s digital ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, in his welcome address, Malam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, Director-General of NITDA,&nbsp; had said building a globally competitive digital economy requires more than deploying technology, stressing that reliable evidence, trusted data and strong institutional collaboration are essential for sustainable digital transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Inuwa, represented at the event by Mr. Olawumi Oladejo, Director of Special Duties Unit at NITDA, also observed that Nigeria has recorded remarkable progress in digital payments, Broadband expansion, digital public services, innovation ecosystems and digital entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>The Director-General of the agency, however, noted that without a harmonised national measurement system, it remains difficult to accurately assess the impact of these investments, identify existing gaps, and prioritise future interventions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On progress of National Research Study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the importance of the initiative, Inuwa also explained that the National Research Study was designed to establish a credible evidence base for understanding how digital technologies contribute to economic growth, employment, innovation, financial inclusion, improved public service delivery and national competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>The study, stated he, would also establish a common national framework for measuring digital transformation across sectors and institutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategic Roadmap, Action Plan 2.0 and emerging Nigeria Digital Economy <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The NITDA Chief Executive further noted that the initiative aligns with NITDA&#8217;s Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP 2.0), particularly its commitment to strengthening Nigeria&#8217;s technology research ecosystem through data driven policymaking.<\/p>\n<p>Inuwa, therefore, rallies stakeholders to actively contribute their expertise to ensure that the framework is technically sound, practically applicable, the best global accepted and aligned with global best practices.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking during the opening ceremony, Dr. Saidu Mohammed Kumo, Chairman of the Technical Steering Committee and Director of Research and Development at NITDA, opined as the Nigeria Digital Economy is expanding at an unprecedented pace, the capacity to systematically track its impact on productivity and social inclusion has lagged behind.<\/p>\n<p>In order to bridge this gap, a multidisciplinary network of researchers hailing from the country&#8217;s six geopolitical zones collaborated with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to design a rigorous, statistically sound framework.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kumo revealed that the framework evaluates three core analytical dimensions, including digital infrastructure and access, digital capabilities and skills, and digital adoption and the enabling environment.<\/p>\n<p>These dimensions are being configurationally applied across five strategic sectors, namely, financial services, government services, e-commerce and digital trade, telecoms, and e-health, he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of Chairman of the Technical Steering Committee and Director of Research and Development further noted that in turning these concepts into actionable data, the Committee proposed 81 core indicators to evaluate how digital tools are changing Nigerian society and business.<\/p>\n<p>The Committee affirmed that the workshop served as a vital crucible for stakeholders to stress-test these metrics, ensure they fit sector-specific realities, and eliminate any outstanding data gaps before launching the nationwide data collection phase in the West African country.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, in her goodwill message on behalf of the Statistician General of the Federation, Mrs. Saadatu Hayatuddeen Auwal of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) described digital technology as the engine driving today&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n<p>Auwal emphasised that accurate measurement remains essential to understanding and improving its contribution to national development.<\/p>\n<p>She also reaffirmed the Bureau&#8217;s commitment to supporting the initiative through technical collaboration and the production of timely, reliable and policy driven statistics.<\/p>\n<p>Representing the Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs. Ezedozie Adaora Ifeyinwa, commended NITDA for recognising the health sector as one of the five pilot sectors in the study.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Ifeyinwa highlighted the growing role of digital technologies, including electronic health records, telemedicine and data driven disease surveillance in transforming healthcare delivery.<\/p>\n<p>She noted these techs emphasising the need for consistent measurement of their impact on health outcomes and economic development.<\/p>\n<p>Ifeyinwa highlighted the importance of addressing challenges, including fragmented health data, varying levels of digital maturity across healthcare institutions and data sensitivity.<\/p>\n<p>She reiterated the Ministry&#8217;s commitment to collaborating with NITDA, and other stakeholders to strengthen data sharing, and support a more integrated digital health ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop featured technical presentations on the draft Indicators and Measurement Framework across the five pilot sectors\u2014E-Health and Digital Health, Financial Services, E-Commerce and Digital Trade, Telecoms, and Government Services. Participants critically reviewed the proposed indicators, examined sector specific methodologies and offered recommendations to strengthen the framework ahead of the nationwide data collection phase.<\/p>\n<p>The stakeholders at the workshop reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the development of an institutionalised national e-governance and digital economy measurement system.<\/p>\n<p>These, they stated, would provide credible evidence for policymaking, strengthen strategic planning, attract investment, and position Nigeria as a globally competitive digital economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*The National Information Technology Development Agency explains the regulatory framework is designed to systematically measure, analyse, and maximise the impact of technologies on rapidly evolving&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"Mr. Oladejo Olawumi Director of Special Duties , Representing the Director-General of NITDA in a Group Photograph at the Stakeholders' Engagement Workshop on the Indicators and Measurement Framework at the Public Service Institute of Nigeria, Kubwa, Abuja, FCT","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","_customify_content_layout":"","_customify_sidebar":"","_customify_page_header_display":"default","_customify_disable_header":"","_customify_disable_header_top":"","_customify_disable_header_main":"","_customify_disable_header_bottom":"","_customify_disable_page_title":"","_customify_disable_content_vertical_padding":"","_customify_disable_footer_top":"","_customify_disable_footer_main":"","_customify_disable_footer_bottom":"","_customify_breadcrumb_display":"","_customify_header_transparent_display":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[32,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-consumer-updates","category-highlights"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NITDA-and-Public-Service-Institute-cc.png",672,365,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NITDA-and-Public-Service-Institute-cc-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NITDA-and-Public-Service-Institute-cc-300x163.png",300,163,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NITDA-and-Public-Service-Institute-cc.png",672,365,false],"large":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NITDA-and-Public-Service-Institute-cc.png",672,365,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NITDA-and-Public-Service-Institute-cc.png",672,365,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NITDA-and-Public-Service-Institute-cc.png",672,365,false]},"author_info":{"info":["ConsumerConnect"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?cat=32\" rel=\"category\">Consumer Updates<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?cat=20\" rel=\"category\">Highlights<\/a>","tag_info":"Highlights","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2002"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2056,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002\/revisions\/2056"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}