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Data is the new oil: President Tinubu positions data governance at the centre of Nigeria’s economic renaissance

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially declared data as Nigeria’s “new oil,” cementing data governance, digital public infrastructure, and data localization as the core pillars of the nation’s economic renaissance. ​Through Circular No. 59805/S.I/74, issued from the Office of the Secretary to
August 13, 2026