TINUBU’S DIGITAL BLUEPRINT: EMPOWERING YOUTH, POWERING THE FUTURE
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) hails President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for championing Nigeria’s ongoing technological renaissance – a bold and deliberate revolution that is fast transforming the country into Africa’s uncontested digital powerhouse.
True to his lifelong commitment to visionary governance and innovation, President Tinubu is building on the same foundation he laid as Governor of Lagos State, where he first deployed technology to modernize governance, reform revenue generation, and enhance service delivery. Today, that legacy has evolved into a national digital masterplan driving growth, innovation, and youth empowerment.
Under the Renewed Hope Agenda, Nigeria’s tech ecosystem has witnessed a surge in both activity and global recognition. The administration’s 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) Programme, implemented under the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, is equipping young Nigerians with essential digital skills – coding, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence – ensuring that our youths are not just job seekers but global competitors.
President Tinubu’s broadband expansion policy, which aims to achieve 70% penetration by 2025, is already connecting millions in rural and urban communities to the digital economy. The administration’s focus on the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, the Digital Public Infrastructure Initiative, and the Nigeria Startup Act implementation has created a framework that enables innovation to flourish.
Concrete results are evident. Nigeria’s fintech sector, led by global brands such as Flutterwave, Paystack, and Moniepoint, continues to dominate Africa’s financial technology space. Local startups like Andela, Interswitch, and Kuda have become symbols of Nigerian ingenuity, attracting billions of dollars in foreign investment. The growth of tech hubs in Lagos, Abuja, and Kaduna, and the government’s direct collaboration with Google, Microsoft, and Meta for youth training and digital innovation, underscore Nigeria’s new global relevance.
Beyond private innovation, government-driven initiatives are reshaping public administration. The adoption of digital ID systems, online business registration, e-taxation, and e-governance reforms across ministries, departments, and agencies reflect a government that is embracing efficiency, transparency, and accountability.
These deliberate interventions are no accident – they are the product of President Tinubu’s strategic vision to diversify Nigeria’s economy and reduce dependence on oil through knowledge-driven growth. It is this courage to think ahead and act decisively that separates him from opposition leaders who remain stuck in analog politics while Tinubu is busy building a digital future.
Lagos APC is proud that the President’s tech revolution draws directly from the Lagos model, where technology transformed governance, expanded the tax net, and made the state Nigeria’s undisputed economic hub. That template, now being replicated nationwide, has become the backbone of a new digital Nigeria – a Nigeria that is innovative, competitive, and future-ready.
We urge Nigerians to look beyond the noise of naysayers and recognize the silent revolution happening across our digital landscape. The Tinubu administration is not merely talking about the future -it is building it, byte by byte, code by code, and innovation by innovation.
Unlike the rudderless opposition parties still trapped in the politics of bitterness and backwardness, President Tinubu is redefining leadership in the digital age. While they trade insults and chase shadows, he is investing in broadband, training millions of young Nigerians, and building platforms that will sustain generations. The contrast is clear: one side is working to secure Nigeria’s digital destiny; the other is stuck in analog dreams of the past.
Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria is not just catching up with the rest of the world – we are taking the lead as Africa’s digital vanguard.
Mogaji (Hon) Seye Oladejo
Lagos APC Spokesman
07/10/25
