The 2026 edition of the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF), organised by ITREALMS Media Group, will hold on Thursday, 11 June at the Welcome Centre Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos.
In a statement on Wednesday, the media group said that its annual convening on Internet Governance for Development will bring together policymakers, tech innovators, and civil society under the theme: “Sustaining WSIS Vision with Multistakeholder Synergy in Nigeria”, in synch with the global community accelerating toward a more integrated digital future.
This year’s theme aligns with the recent UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/173, which reaffirms the vision of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The 2026 NDSF aims to address the critical need for connecting all citizens, ensuring the affordability of digital technologies, and increasing investment in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to bridge the widening digital divide.
The Group Executive Editor/Lead Consulting Strategist at ITREALMS Media, Ogbuefi Remmy Nweke emphasised that the stability of Nigeria’s digital economy depends on collaborative security.
He said: ‘Building an inclusive, open, and secure digital space remains paramount. Beyond connectivity, we must ensure that our digital ecosystem protects children online and remains resilient against global threats. The 2026 NDSF serves as a catalyst for the multistakeholder synergy required to achieve these goals’.
He said that the key highlights of NDSF 2026 include a focus on emerging tech. This covers in-depth discourse on IPv6 adoption, Domain Name System security, and the evolution of DPI.
Also to be discussed is child online protection which will focus on strategies for creating a safer internet for the younger generation, while strategic collaboration will project continuous long-standing partnership with the Nigerian Communications Commission, National Information Technology Development Agency, and Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria.
Under smart infrastructure, the forum will explore how telecommunications and satellite technology can drive the “Smart Nigeria” agenda.
The forum will feature a keynote address titled “Sustaining the WSIS Vision via Telecoms: Driving Multistakeholder Synergy for Nigeria’s Future”, expected to be delivered by leadership from the nation’s top regulatory bodies.
Since its inception, NDSF, hosted by DigitalSENSE Africa, which is certified by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers as At-Large Structure, has been at the forefront of motivating public discourse on the business and technological benefits of advancing internet governance.
Members of the media, stakeholders in the ICT sector, and the general public are invited to join this milestone event to help shape the trajectory of Nigeria’s digital sovereignty.
