Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB), the Federal Government of Nigeria’s ICT infrastructure provider, has been ranked first overall in the Federal Government Website Performance Scorecard, an assessment conducted by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR).
The award was formally received by Prof. Ibrahim Adeyanju, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Galaxy Backbone Limited, who described the recognition as validation of the organisation’s sustained commitment to digital excellence.
According to Adeyanju, Galaxy Backbone’s top ranking reflects deliberate efforts to ensure timely content updates, transparent communication and compliance with public sector information standards.
“This recognition further reinforces Galaxy Backbone’s role in strengthening digital governance and setting benchmarks for effective public sector communication,” the company added in a post shared on X.
Backbone of Nigeria’s digital government infrastructure
Established in 2006, Galaxy Backbone is a public enterprise of the Federal Government of Nigeria with a strategic mandate to design, deploy and operate a unified ICT infrastructure for federal MDAs.
The company is responsible for providing secure connectivity, shared services and transversal technology platforms that enable digital government operations.
It also operates a nationwide network backbone aimed at extending connectivity to underserved and rural communities, supporting broader goals around digital inclusion and national development.
While initially aligned with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Galaxy Backbone’s role has expanded in recent years to support e-government initiatives, data hosting, cloud services and inter-agency digital integration.
Implications for public sector reform
Galaxy Backbone’s performance comes amid renewed emphasis on public sector reform, transparency and technology-driven governance in Nigeria. As more government services migrate online, the quality and reliability of official digital platforms are becoming central to citizen experience and institutional credibility.
For reform advocates, the result demonstrates that government-owned institutions can deliver high standards of digital performance when governance, leadership and technical capacity align.
For Galaxy Backbone, experts say the ranking strengthens its position as a reference point for digital best practices within the public sector, as Nigeria continues to modernise its administrative systems and expand access to digital public services.
As federal agencies face increasing scrutiny over openness and efficiency, industry leaders say the 2025 scorecard sets a clear benchmark, one that Galaxy Backbone has now set at the top.
Talking Points
It is notable that Galaxy Backbone has emerged first overall in the Federal Government Website Performance Scorecard, signalling a growing maturity in how public institutions approach digital transparency and information management.
This ranking positions Galaxy Backbone not just as an ICT infrastructure provider, but as a benchmark for how government agencies can use digital platforms to communicate clearly, consistently and responsibly with citizens.
At Techparley, we see this as an important signal for Nigeria’s broader digital governance agenda. Effective websites are no longer cosmetic; they are critical tools for accountability, service delivery and public trust in government.
Galaxy Backbone’s emphasis on timely content updates and proactive information disclosure shows that digital governance is as much about culture and process as it is about technology. When standards are enforced internally, outcomes become visible externally.
As Galaxy Backbone continues to play a central role in Nigeria’s digital government infrastructure, there is an opportunity for it to translate this leadership into system-wide impact, helping other agencies raise their digital standards and accelerating the shift towards a more transparent, citizen-centric public sector.
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