Evidence, Lessons, and Roadmap for Scaling Inclusive Digital Skills Programmes

By |2026-08-25T13:19:56+00:00August 25th, 2026|

Nigeria's digital economy is growing faster than its workforce can keep pace with, and the gap falls hardest on women in fragile, conflict-affected communities. This policy brief presents the evidence from Fasaha Gina Mata, Gina Al'Umma, a World Bank–backed digital skills programme delivered by the Natview across six Nigerian states including the Federal Capital Territory. Reaching 1,095 participants — including displaced persons, out-of-school adolescents, and survivors of gender-based violence — the programme recorded an 81 percent gain in measured digital skills, a 44 percent transition into formal employment or freelance work, and 98 percent participant satisfaction. Drawing on this evidence, the brief sets out what worked, what didn't, and a prioritized roadmap for scaling the model nationally and across the region.

Investing in Nigeria’s Data and AI Workforce

By |2026-08-25T13:28:17+00:00August 15th, 2026|

Nigeria's ambition to build a $1 trillion digital economy, operationalize its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, and deliver on Nigeria Agenda 2050 depends on one resource the country does not yet produce at scale: skilled, government-ready, industry-ready data professionals. Global evidence points the same way — the World Economic Forum ranks big-data specialists, AI/ML specialists and data analysts among the fastest-growing occupations worldwide through 2030, and Nigeria's own National AI Strategy sets a target of equipping 70% of the young workforce (ages 16–35), including 50% women, with AI-related skills. The gap between this ambition and the country's current talent pipeline is the central problem this brief addresses.

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