FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBU ADVOCATES ENHANCED DIGITAL LITERACY FOR WOMEN, INAUGURATES DIGITAL LEARNING CENTERS IN TEN STATES

On October 23, 2025, First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu virtually inaugurated ten Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Digital Learning Centers across ten states, emphasizing the importance of digital literacy for inclusive growth and youth empowerment. The centers are located in Abia, Delta, Edo, Kano, Katsina, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ondo, Yobe, and Zamfara States.

In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, Senator Tinubu highlighted that the sustained advancement of digital literacy is driving inclusive growth in the country. She urged members of the beneficiary communities to make good use of these facilities to enhance learning, creativity, and entrepreneurship, thereby improving livelihoods and contributing to national development. Kukoyi stated that the commissioning aligns with the mandate of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy to expand digital access, providing communities with resources to develop ICT skills and participate meaningfully in the digital economy. This initiative supports the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to accelerate economic diversification through industrialization and digitalization.

Senator Tinubu expressed optimism for the full actualization of digitizing sectors such as farming and petty trading, which would improve the ease of doing business and enhance profits. In his remarks, the Director General of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, noted that digital transformation is key to accelerating economic diversification and development. He said, “This signifies unlocking potentials across various sectors especially among women and youth”. Abdullahi added that RHI through its collaborations is empowering many Nigerians and is an enabler to drive national prosperity and inclusivity.

Wives of state governors from the benefitting states attended the virtual inauguration at their respective locations. Kukoyi highlighted that apart from the 296 centers already established under this administration, including 15 in collaboration with RHI, NITDA is working to build an additional 148 digital infrastructure in other parts of the country, with a total of 592 centers targeted by 2027.