President Bola Tinubu and Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Olatunbosun Tijani
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has hinted the readiness of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sign into law the National Digital Economy, E-Governance Bill 2025 into law as soon as possible.
Speaking Monday at the National Assembly on Monday during a public hearing on ICT and Cybersecurity and Digital and Information Technology Bill, Tijjani averred that the bill, the first of its kind in Africa, would modernise governance, strengthen the digital economy and help unlock Nigeria’s pathway to a one trillion dollar economy.
The minister said the bill would also establish a comprehensive legal and institutional framework for electronic communications, digital signatures, artificial intelligence governance, cybersecurity and digital literacy.
“The bill also proposes the creation of a National Data Exchange System to facilitate secure data sharing among government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and between the public and private sectors, further outlining a framework for ethical AI adoption, aimed at boosting productivity and competitiveness across industries.
“This Bill is being awaited by President Bola Tinubu for assent this month, as it is one of the catalysts for achieving our 1 trillion-dollar economic projection,” he said.
Tijani said the country’s digital economy had been making steady impact on the Nigerian economy currently contributing 16% to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and projected to reach 21 percent by 2027.
He said the ministry was deploying 90,000 kilometres of fibre-optic network to connect all parts of the country with world-class internet access.
“Beyond this, we are addressing the needs of over 20 million unconnected Nigerians by deploying nearly 4,000 new communication towers in underserved communities,” the minister said.
