President Bola Tinubu has intensified the Federal Government’s digital transformation drive after announcing that 38 ministries and extra-ministerial departments have fully adopted secure paperless electronic workflow systems as part of sweeping reforms within Nigeria’s civil service.
The President disclosed this while declaring open the International Civil Service Conference 2026 in Abuja, where he said the Federal Government was accelerating efforts to eliminate bureaucratic delays, improve transparency and modernise public sector operations through technology-driven governance. Tinubu stated that the ongoing reforms under his Renewed Hope Agenda were already producing measurable outcomes across critical government institutions.
Brandspur Politics reports that Tinubu directed all ministries, departments and agencies to deepen the adoption of digital systems and technology-based service delivery, insisting that government institutions must transition away from outdated manual processes. According to the President, Nigeria’s public service must evolve into a faster, data-driven and citizen-focused system capable of supporting economic growth, investment and national productivity.
Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, the President said the successful deployment of end-to-end electronic workflow systems across dozens of ministries demonstrates Nigeria’s commitment to building a modern and globally competitive civil service structure.
Tinubu noted that government reforms were moving beyond policy discussions into concrete implementation stages, adding that the administration’s ongoing Personnel Audit and Skills Gap Analysis was nearing completion. He explained that the exercise was designed to identify competency gaps within the civil service and reposition workers for technology-driven governance and 21st-century administrative demands.
The President also linked the digital reforms to broader infrastructure initiatives being pursued by his administration, including Project BRIDGE — Building Resilient Digital Infrastructure for Growth — aimed at expanding Nigeria’s digital economy and attracting private sector investment into connectivity and public sector innovation.
Tinubu further commended the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, for advancing reforms under the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan. He praised the integration of emerging digital tools, including Service-Wise GPT, describing the initiative as evidence of how innovation and institutional discipline could strengthen governance efficiency across the public sector.
He urged participants at the conference to focus on building sustainable reforms that would strengthen accountability, improve service delivery and make public sector transformation irreversible across all levels of government.
