{
  "id": 2035748,
  "title": "FG Unveils National Digital Cloud Policy to Boost Infrastructure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/fg-unveils-national-digital-cloud-policy-to-boost-infrastructure",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-19T23:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/20/fg-unveils-national-digital-cloud-policy-to-boost-infrastructure/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigerian federal government has introduced a national digital cloud policy to bolster the country's digital infrastructure, according to a statement by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani. The new policy aims to establish a comprehensive national framework to improve government oversight and internalize Nigeria's cloud infrastructure ecosystem. Tijani stated that the policy represents a key element of the federal government's broader digital economy strategy, and provides a coordinated framework to draw investment into cloud and data center infrastructure, position Nigeria as a regional digital services hub, modernize government service delivery, strengthen local digital capabilities, and establish appropriate safeguards for government and regulated data.\n\nThe policy sets forth four primary priorities: investment and market development, regional digital services exports, government cloud transformation, and digital sovereignty and security. These priorities are outlined with clear, proportionate, and risk-based requirements for the protection, residency, and control of specific categories of government and regulated data. A key aspect of the policy is leveraging the government's collective purchasing power to stimulate domestic infrastructure investment through a whole-of-government aggregation framework. This approach aims to minimize redundant spending, secure more favorable commercial terms for the government, and provide a steady anchor demand to support long-term private investment in Nigeria's digital infrastructure.\n\nAdditionally, the policy intends to create a National Digital Marketplace to facilitate coordinated and transparent procurement of cloud and digital infrastructure services. It also proposes dedicated cloud budget arrangements and an anchor-capacity mechanism to enhance predictability in government demand.",
  "summary": "Oghenevwede Ohwovoriole The federal government has unveiled a national digital cloud policy that will establish a comprehensive national framework to enhance governance and internalisation of Nigeria s cloud infrastructure ecosystem.",
  "key_points": [
    "Nigerian government unveils national digital cloud policy.",
    "Policy aims to boost infrastructure and digital economy.",
    "Four priorities: investment, regional exports, government transformation, sovereignty."
  ],
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}