Nigeria has formally unveiled the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative (NSCI), a comprehensive framework designed to accelerate the country’s digital transformation, strengthen cybersecurity standards, and build globally competitive cloud infrastructure.
The initiative was presented to a gathering of influential public and private sector stakeholders by Oluwasayo Oshadami, Director of Solutions Architecture and Engineering and Chairman of the Technical Working Group Subcommittee that led its development. The unveiling marks the culmination of a two-year process that began as a strategic discussion on how Nigeria could restructure its digital ecosystem to secure and grow its own sovereign cloud capabilities.
According to Oshadami, the NSCI provides a structured and actionable roadmap to support Nigeria’s long-term economic development through digital infrastructure. Key components of the framework include the adoption of Zero Trust Architecture as a national security standard, a clear investment strategy to expand local cloud capacity, and a unified governance model that aligns policy, technology deployment, and regulatory enforcement.
The initiative was developed through collaboration among technologists, cybersecurity experts, policymakers, and regulators. Stakeholders backing the framework include security agencies, infrastructure regulators, data center operators, hyperscale cloud providers, infrastructure operators, data protection authorities, industry leaders, and academic institutions.
Organizations acknowledged in connection with the initiative include the National Information Technology Development Agency, MainOne, and the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria.
Industry analysts view the NSCI as a significant step toward enhancing Nigeria’s digital sovereignty by reducing dependence on foreign digital infrastructure while strengthening national security and economic resilience.
With the framework now formally introduced, attention is expected to shift toward implementation, as stakeholders work collectively to translate the strategy into measurable outcomes for Nigeria’s digital economy.