NCC Project Wins Global Recognition for Promoting Digital Access in Education

Nigeria, done the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) , has won the 2025 World Summit connected the Information Society (WSIS) prize for its project, the Digital Awareness Programme (DAP), nether Category C3, which is connected Access to Information and Knowledge.

The DAP, 1 of hundreds of projects submitted for the WSIS Prizes contention 2025, received the highest fig of votes successful its category, earning it the apical honour. The programme equips secondary schools crossed the state with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) resources and supply net connectivity to enactment teaching, learning, and research. Since inception successful 2006, implicit 300 schools crossed Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones person benefitted from the programme.

The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, received the grant during the WSIS Prizes Winners 2025 Ceremony.

In his acceptance remarks, Dr. Maida thanked the hosts, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and WSIS, for recognising Nigeria’s efforts successful promoting inclusive integer entree crossed Nigeria, noting that the grant would service arsenic further information for the Commission.

“This designation is much than a solemnisation of past efforts—it is an encouragement to property forward. It affirms that investing successful integer inclusion is investing successful nationalist development, and that Nigeria’s enactment is being seen and valued connected the planetary stage.”

–Dr. Aminu Maida, The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC.

Four different Nigerian projects—the Women Techsters and the Advanced Digital Empowerment Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADEPTI) nether Capacity Building, the Telecom-Based Research Grant Initiative nether Enabling Environment, and the Digital Learning Initiative nether e-Learning—were besides celebrated for their information for the Champions Category of Projects astatine the WSIS Prizes Ceremony. Although they were not among the top-voted entries, they were acknowledged for their important merit and impact.