Federal Ministry of Surroundings flags off 1Gov Cloud digitalisation programme 

The Federal Ministry of Surroundings has formally joined Nigeria’s digital transformation drive with the launch of the Galaxy Spine 1Government Cloud Digitalisation Programme

Through the flag-off ceremony in Abuja, the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, described the initiative as a milestone in modernising environmental governance and advancing Nigeria’s sustainability objectives by way of know-how.

“Digitalisation is not non-obligatory; it’s a necessity. By means of the Galaxy Spine 1Government Cloud, we’re enabling data-driven environmental administration, eliminating paperwork, lowering operational prices, and instantly reducing carbon emissions,” he stated. 

He added that the challenge would improve transparency, promote evidence-based policymaking, and enhance service supply to residents.

Backstory 

In Might 2024, GBB introduced its bold imaginative and prescient to digitise 70 per cent of federal authorities providers by 2025. On the coronary heart of this imaginative and prescient is the 1Government Cloud (1Gov) framework, a software-and infrastructure resolution designed to deliver Ministries, Departments and Businesses (MDAs) right into a unified digital atmosphere.

Along with service supply, there was a robust emphasis on knowledge sovereignty, making certain that Nigeria retains management over its personal digital property somewhat than counting on overseas platforms or infrastructure. This positioned 1Gov not simply as a know-how instrument, however as a part of a broader nationwide autonomy agenda.

By September, the initiative had moved from imaginative and prescient into the roll-out part.  A number of MDAs, together with the Ministries of Stable Minerals, Metal Improvement, International Affairs, Justice and Intergovernmental Affairs, had begun onboarding the 1Gov platform underneath the Sovereign Digitalisation Programme.

Transition to paperless governance 

The Everlasting Secretary, Mahmud Adam Kambari, counseled the Minister for championing the transition to a paperless authorities. He additionally praised the Galaxy Spine (GBB) 1Government Cloud Workforce, led by Mr. Wumi Oghoetuoma, for offering a safe and indigenous digital platform for presidency operations.

Oghoetuoma, who serves as Programme Director of the 1Government Cloud Digitalisation initiative, described the programme as a daring stride in Africa’s digital transformation journey.

“The Galaxy 1Government Programme is main public sector digitalisation in Africa, for Africa, by Africa. This isn’t nearly know-how; it’s about defending our digital future and sovereignty,” he stated. 

• He defined that the 1Government Cloud platform gives a collection of homegrown functions constructed to interchange fragmented and overseas programs, together with:
• GovECM (enterprise content material administration), GovDrive (safe file storage), GovESign (digital signatures), GovMail (official communication), GovInMail (safe inter-MDA messaging), GovConference (digital conferences), GovAssetManager (asset monitoring), and GovOTP (multi-factor authentication).
• In keeping with Oghoetuoma, the Ministry has already gone reside on the GBB 1Gov Enterprise Content material Administration System (ECMS), with 15 workplaces and departments onboarded, 316 workflows created, and 890 consumer accounts activated.

Dr. Sam Nwosu, CEO of Secured Data Administration Options Ltd, praised the challenge as proof of Nigeria’s skill to develop world-class digital infrastructure and a serious step towards technological self-reliance.