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This research analyses the interactive and dynamic impacts of digital infrastructure components on the growth of the digital economy in Nigeria. The research used a panel data design that spans 2010-2024, using secondary data of the World Bank, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Direct and interaction effects are measured by using a moderated regression model with fixed and random effects estimators, Hausman specification tests, and robust standard errors. The operationalisation of cybersecurity is that a moderating variable that determines the relationship between infrastructure/skills and economic outcomes. The research has direct implications for NITDA, the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, and regulatory bodies, where research findings can be used to design integrated policy on digital economy that would simultaneously broaden access to broadband, build human digital capacity and enhance governance of cybersecurity.

Keywords

Digital economy; Broadband infrastructure; Digital skills; Cybersecurity; Panel data; Digital transformation; Moderation analysis; Nigeria

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