Nigeria has assumed the chairmanship of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Conference of Plenipotentiaries, following the conclusion of the body's seventh ordinary session in Abuja.
Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Minister Bosun Tijani assumed the role on Nigeria's behalf as the conference adopted the 2026 Abuja Declaration on Meaningful Connectivity for Africa, a framework prioritising broadband expansion, cybersecurity, and digital skills development across the continent.
The conference also saw Zambia's Kezias Kazuba Mwale elected as the ATU's next secretary-general after four rounds of voting, and elected 25 member states to serve on the union's Administrative Council for the next four years.