Nigeria’s federal government announced awards for 35 civil servants who excelled in digital-skills training in a statement dated February 11, 2026.
The officers, drawn from seven ministries, departments and agencies, received recognition through the Digital Literacy for All programme, run with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The agency donated laptops for the awards.
Okay News reports that the statement was signed by Eno Olotu, director of information and public relations at Nigeria’s Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, said the programme was designed to give public employees the basic digital abilities needed in their work.
She asked the award recipients to share what they had learnt with colleagues and help their organisations make greater use of digital processes. The statement credited programme partners, including technology company Cisco, with providing technical support.
Speaking at the awards programme, NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi said 54,377 civil servants had enrolled. He put participation at nearly 79% and said more than 40% had completed their courses.
Those figures described progress reported at the awards programme. NITDA’s account did not provide a later completion total or specify the denominator for its completion percentage.
Inuwa said some employees had initially faced difficulty accessing official email accounts, a problem the participating institutions worked together to resolve.
He said laptops were being used as incentives to encourage employees to complete their courses and apply their new skills. The agency linked the programme to national digital-literacy targets of 70% by 2027 and 95% by 2030.
