Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) called for digital systems to be included in infrastructure investment plans at the inaugural Nigeria Infrastructure Conference in July 2026.
The agency’s director-general, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, made the case at the Abuja event organised by the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA). Abuja is Nigeria’s capital.
Okay News reports that NITDA’s account said the agency was already discussing the digitisation of NACCIMA’s infrastructure with the business association.
Inuwa said digital infrastructure should be planned alongside conventional projects as technology becomes more closely integrated into the operations of companies and industries.
“We cannot talk about infrastructure without digital infrastructure,” he said.
He said NITDA was willing to work with NACCIMA and other organisations on the Nigerian government’s public-private partnership approach to infrastructure development.
NACCIMA President Jani Ibrahim said the conference was intended to bring private capital, new ideas and partnerships into infrastructure delivery.
The gathering brought together government officials, investors, private-sector leaders and development partners to examine financing and project delivery. Its theme focused on mobilising private capital for sustainable infrastructure in Nigeria.
