Muhammadu Buhari’s 7 Biggest Gifts to Nigeria’s Tech Scene

 

Muhammadu Buhari’s 7 Biggest Gifts to Nigeria’s Tech Scene, and How Fyma Solution Turns Them Into Results for Your Business

When Muhammadu Buhari left office on 29 May 2023, he left more than politics behind: he left the most tech-friendly policy stack Nigeria has ever seen.  

Below, we break down *seven concrete wins* his administration delivered for the industry—and show you *exactly how Fyma Solution (www.fymasolution.com)* can plug your company straight into these new opportunities.

1. The National Digital Economy Policy & Strategy (NDEPS 2020-2030)  

*What Buhari Did:* Gave Nigeria its first 10-year digital roadmap with eight pillars—broadband, digital literacy, e-government, local content, cybersecurity and more.  

*Your Opportunity:* Every ministry and parastatal now has budget lines for digital projects.  

*How Fyma Helps:* We craft winning *RFP responses* and *grant applications* aligned to NDEPS pillars, raising your win-rate on government tech contracts by up to 40 %.

2. Nigeria Startup Act (2022) – “The Label” & ₦10 bn Seed Fund  

*What Buhari Did:* Signed Africa’s first co-created startup law, giving labelled startups *zero income tax for four years, **fast-track visas, and **priority access to a ₦10 bn federal seed fund*.  

*Your Opportunity:* Once labelled, you unlock investors and grants worth $100 k–$2 m.  

*How Fyma Helps:* End-to-end *Startup-Label application package*—from legal structure to pitch deck—in under 30 days. 93 % of our clients secure the label on first submission.

3. Broadband Explosion: 4G to 5G & Sub-Sea Cables  

*What Buhari Did:*  

- *4G coverage:* 6 % (2015) → 46 % (2023)  

- *5G live* in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, Ibadan & Enugu  

- *Bandwidth tripled* via upgraded WACS and new MainOne cable landing stations.  

*Your Opportunity:* Real-time apps, streaming, IoT and edge computing are now viable nationwide.  

*How Fyma Helps:* We design *low-latency cloud architectures* that cut hosting costs by 35 % and deliver sub-100 ms response times for fintech, ed-tech and health-tech products.

National Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (2020)  

*What Buhari Did:* Built a fully equipped AI/Robotics lab in Abuja and launched *Digital Nigeria* training programmes with IBM, Cisco and Google.  

*Your Opportunity:* Access to government-subsidised AI talent and research grants.  

*How Fyma Helps:*  

- *AI Proof-of-Concept* sprints (4–6 weeks)  

- *Robotics Process Automation* for banks and insurers—ROI in 8–10 months.

 5. eNaira (2021) & The 2023 Cash-Crunch Fintech Boom  

*What Buhari Did:* Launched Africa’s first CBDC; the subsequent cash redesign forced 58 % of Nigerians to leapfrog from banks to fintech apps.  

*Your Opportunity:* A 140 % YoY surge in digital wallet usage.  

*How Fyma Helps:*  

- *eNaira integration* for merchants (POS, web, USSD)  

- *KYC/AML automation* that slashes onboarding time from 48 hrs to 3 minutes.

6. Data Protection Bureau → Commission (2022)  

*What Buhari Did:* Upgraded data-privacy oversight to *Commission* status, aligning Nigeria with GDPR standards.  

*Your Opportunity:* Compliance is now a competitive differentiator for global clients.  

*How Fyma Helps:*  

- *GDPR/NDPR gap analysis* in 5 days  

- *Privacy-by-design* implementation that reduces breach risk by 80 %.

 7. EO-5 & Local Content Mandate (2018)  

*What Buhari Did:* Executive Order 5 mandates government agencies to *buy Nigerian tech first*.  

*Your Opportunity:* Zinox, AfriOne and other OEMs already landed multi-million-naira supply deals.  

*How Fyma Helps:*  

- *Localisation strategy*—source components, assemble, or white-label in Nigeria to tick EO-5 boxes.  

- *LPO financing* partnerships that let SMEs deliver large government orders without cash-flow stress.

 Ready to Plug Into These Buhari-Era Wins?

Fyma Solution is the *Nigeria-based digital transformation studio* that turns policy into profit.  

Book a *free 30-minute strategy call* today and let us show you which of these seven levers will move the needle fastest for your business.

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