Teachers from across Nigeria have hailed the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for its ongoing drive to transform education through digital literacy.
The excitement followed the commencement of a two-day physical training programme for teachers drawn from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Abuja on September 18, 2025, under the Agency’s flagship Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL) initiative.
Participants said the programme was nothing short of transformative. “This has broadened my understanding of digital applications in the classroom,” remarked Tanko Abdulkareem, a teacher from Kuje Area Council.
He added that the skills acquired would not only help him support colleagues but also improve the learning experience of his students.
For Muhammad Ademu of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), the intervention came at a perfect time. He described it as “a timely and life-changing intervention,” noting that it would help reposition Nigeria’s education sector to meet the demands of the 21st-century digital economy.
Echoing similar sentiments, Bamidele Gbenga Samuel, a teacher at Government Secondary School, Gwagwalada, and staff of the FCT Secondary Education Board, stressed that the initiative was giving teachers tools to close the digital divide that has long hindered classroom teaching.
“Teachers are the bedrock of learning, and for us to properly prepare students for future opportunities, we must first be digitally literate,” he said.
Also speaking, Miss Veronica Miapie of the FCT Secondary Education Board underlined that digital literacy is no longer a luxury but a necessity. She commended NITDA and its partners for prioritising educators’ training, insisting that “the long-term benefits would ripple across generations of learners.”
The Abuja training builds on over two weeks of intensive virtual sessions that had earlier empowered 3,600 teachers nationwide. Those online sessions provided foundational knowledge, while the ongoing physical phase offers more practical, hands-on experience.
A key component of the programme is the train-the-trainer model, where selected participants are equipped as Master Trainers who will cascade their knowledge to thousands of other teachers in their respective states and communities.
The initiative is being delivered in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC), a synergy that highlights the collective effort of critical education stakeholders to prepare Nigeria’s teaching workforce for the digital era.
Through its Digital Literacy and Capacity Building (DLCB) department, NITDA has consistently expanded access to digital knowledge.
The DL4ALL project, of which this training is a major component, reflects the Agency’s broader mandate to align Nigeria with global technology trends and prepare its citizens for a knowledge-driven economy.
