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Nigeria’s ICT directors unite to shape smart campus future
The 2026 Annual Conference of the Committee of Directors of ICT of Nigerian Tertiary Institutions (ComDICT-NTI) attracted education leaders, government officials, and private sector partners from across the country.
Opening the event on Monday in Abuja, ComDICT-NTI Chairman, Mr. Daniel Inusa Yakmut emphasized the theme, “Building Adaptive and Resilient Smart Campuses,” stressing that modern campuses must anticipate challenges, from technological disruptions to climate impacts, rather than merely respond to them.
Mr. Yakmut outlined a vision for Nigeria’s smart campuses: uninterrupted learning via robust and offline-capable networks, verifiable digital identities through blockchain, intelligent resource management with IoT, and inclusive access via low-bandwidth solutions. He acknowledged hurdles such as funding gaps, cyber threats, and the migration of technical talent, calling for stronger collaboration across institutions and sectors.
Key topics for the conference include cybersecurity resilience, cloud migration, data-driven governance, and ethical AI, with a focus on practical solutions. Yakmut urged private sector partners to co-create innovations and regulators to implement supportive policies.
In his keynote address, delivered by Mr. Bankole Olorunba, the President/CEO of Digital Bridge Institute, Mr. David Daser stressed that human capital is the most critical investment for smart campuses. “Invest in your people—the cybersecurity analysts, cloud engineers, data stewards, and network architects you hire, train, and retain. Treat them as the strategic assets they are,” he said.
Mr. Daser added, “Every Director here is solving problems that another has already tackled. ComDICT-NTI is the most powerful peer network in Nigerian educational technology. Use it, contribute to it, and together build the smart-campus reference architecture that none could achieve alone.”
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Abubakar Siddiq Ibn Usman