Honouring Leadership in Innovation: My Recognition Among Nigeria’s Top 50 Digital Economy Personalities

I am deeply humbled and honoured to share that I have been named among Nigeria’s 50 Most Valuable Digital Economy Personalities by IT Edge News Africa — one of the most credible technology media organisations in Africa. This recognition was covered by THISDAY and announced at a ceremony in Lagos.

What This Recognition Means

Awards matter when they reflect real outcomes — not ceremonies. What I am most proud of is what this recognition represents: the work done in Niger State to demonstrate that sub-national government can lead digital transformation in ways that are measurable, replicable, and genuinely impactful for citizens.

AI-driven payroll reform saving ₦500 million. Twenty-four thousand civil servants on a unified cloud platform. A Learning Management System reaching over 350,000 users. Patient records digitised across 23 secondary health facilities. A landmark policy abolishing fibre optic right-of-way charges. None of these are branding achievements. They are operational outcomes — and they belong to every member of the team that built them.

Read the Coverage

THISDAY covered this recognition: Niger Commissioner Listed Among 50 Nigeria’s Most Valuable Economy Leaders ↗

What Comes Next

The establishment of NSITDEA — the Niger State Information Technology and Digital Economy Agency — as an autonomous statutory body is the beginning of a new chapter, not a conclusion. The mandate is clearer, the structure is stronger, and the ambition remains unchanged: a Niger State where digital transformation reaches every community, every citizen, and every local government area.