The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has underscored the role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in advancing Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda. He made the remarks while speaking at the Money20/20 Middle East Conference during a high-level panel titled “Global Xchange: Unlocking Trillions — Public-Private Partnerships as Catalysts for Emerging Market Growth.”
Inuwa, aligning his remarks with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, noted that Nigeria is moving beyond traditional infrastructure development to leverage partnerships that accelerate digital literacy, fintech innovation, and youth empowerment.
He cited flagship initiatives such as the Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL) programme—targeting 50 million Nigerians by 2027 in collaboration with Cisco, Meta, TikTok, and Coursera—and the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) initiative, which is supported by MTN, Microsoft, and the EU/UNDP to provide world-class digital skills for Nigerian youth.
“These partnerships are not just building skills; they are creating jobs and laying the foundation for a safer, more inclusive digital economy,” the DG said.
The panel also featured H.E. Dr. Vin Pheakdey, Deputy Director General of the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia; Olugbenga Agboola, Co-founder & CEO of Flutterwave; and Folajimi Daudo, Chief Strategy Officer at the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance. Together, they explored how PPPs are unlocking trillions in value and reshaping growth trajectories across emerging markets.
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