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NITDA Commissions Akesan IT Centre, Targets 1,600 More Centres across Nigeria

…Our aim is to bridge digital divide across the country - Inuwa 

by Peter Oluka
May 16, 2025
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NITDA IT CENTRE AKESAN, LAGOS
The IT Centre, Akesan, Lagos State [PHOTO: Techeconomy/Peter oluka]

The IT Centre, Akesan, Lagos State [PHOTO: Techeconomy/Peter oluka]

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has officially commissioned and handed over an Information Technology (IT) Centre to Akesan Community in Lagos State.

Akesan IT Centre
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[PHOTO: Techeconomy/Peter oluka]
Speaking to newsmen on Thursday during the commissioning the IT Centre located at 77, Oguntuwashe Street, Old Obadore Road, Akesan, Lagos State, Kashifu Inuwa, the director general of NITDA said that the Agency is working towards establishing at least 1,600 additional ICT centres across Nigeria in the next few years.

DG NITDA commissions Akesan IT Centre
Kashifu Inuwa, DG of NITDA commissioning the IT Centre, Akesan [PHOTO: Techeconomy/Peter oluka]
He said that these are part of efforts to ensure that every Nigerian is digitally included, disclosing that NITDA has established a total of 222 ICT facilities within the last two years of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, “and these are in three categories, which include equipping school facilities with ICT tools, building community ICT centres and building ICT hubs”.

Kashifu Inuwa
The unveiling [PHOTO: Techeconomy/Peter oluka]
According to Inuwa, 18 community centres have been built so far, while three ICT hubs have been established.

“Our target is to build more than 1,600 across the country.

“We want every community, every Nigerian to be part of this national prosperity and inclusivity when it comes to digital economy,” he said.

NITDA IT CENTRE, AKESAN LAGOS
Inside the IT Centre, Akesan [PHOTO: Techeconomy/Peter oluka]
The diversification and inclusivity mandate

Inuwa noted that President Bola Tinubu, on assumption of office, made it clear that economic diversification and inclusivity are paramount to his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

He said the President outlined seven key priority areas to achieve that vision, with number seven specifically focusing on accelerating diversification through industrialization, digitization, creative art, manufacturing, and innovation.

According to him, this was why NITDA is establishing ICT centres to build a digitally inclusive Nigeria, where every citizen, regardless of societal or social status, gender, and affiliation, has access to digital infrastructure and skills.

“The President wants to drive that inclusivity by directing us to design, conceptualize, and build these kinds of centers in underserved and unserved communities, so that people from remote areas, unserved communities, have access to the latest technology,” he added.

Also speaking at the IT Centre commissioning, Dr Bosun Tijani, the minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, said the Community Centre is a strategic extension of the government’s national mission to bridge between the Federal Government’s digital economy policies and the unmatched energy, ingenuity, and innovation that Lagos represents.

Speaking through Johnson Bareyei, the director, e-government at the Ministry, the Minister said the Centre aligns with the goals of the President’s agenda, which is to decentralise opportunity, expand access to digital skills, and make innovation part of the everyday experience of Nigerians, no matter where they live or work.

While noting that the Centre is also a reflection of one of the Ministry’s core missions: to bring technology and innovation closer to the people, Tijani said the Community Centre will serve as a hub for: Digital skills development through the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme; and Support for startups, creatives, and tech entrepreneurs who are building globally competitive solutions; Regulatory guidance and advisory for safe, inclusive innovation.

He also mentioned that they are working towards improved collaboration with local institutions, private sector actors, and communities that will shape the future of Nigeria’s digital economy.

Kasifu Inuwa
Kashifu Inuwa, DG of NITDA, in a group photograph with members of 3MTT community present at the commissioning of the IT Centre at Akesan, Lagos State [PHOTO: Techeconomy/Peter oluka]
He added that the Ministry is committed to promoting inclusivity through capacity-building initiatives like the 3MTT programme.

According to him, the government is also developing the National Digital Economy & e-Governance Bill, which is a robust legislative framework that will help guide Nigerians’ everyday engagement online.

Meanwhile, the people of Akesan community in Lagos expressed their delight over the IT centre and promised to put the facility to good use.

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