‘Nigeria To Lead In AI Innovation’ – Tinubu Announces Five-Point Tech Partnership With Google

President Bola Tinubu has announced plans to strengthen the country’s role in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital innovation, following his meeting with Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, in Paris.

Tinubu said the partnership opportunities with Google will focus on five key areas, which include scalable cloud infrastructure, workforce skill development, AI innovation and research, cloud adoption, and positioning Nigeria as a global tech hub.

“I enjoyed engaging in crucial discussions about advancing Nigeria’s role in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital innovation with you in Paris, Sundar Pichai,” Tinubu disclosed in a statement via X on Wednesday.

“We are also exploring partnership opportunities with Google, which will focus on five key areas: enhancing scalable cloud infrastructure, equipping our workforce with essential skills for the future, promoting AI innovation and research, driving cloud adoption, and elevating Nigeria’s standing in the global tech landscape as a hub for innovation and AI transition.”

Tinubu also noted that the partnership aligns with his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which prioritises economic diversification through industrialisation, digitalisation, and innovation.

“This will empower businesses, create new opportunities, and establish Nigeria as a significant player in the global digital economy,” he added.

Tinubu also disclosed that the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy will provide strategic oversight, while the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) will spearhead implementation, noting that “Nigeria is poised to take the lead in AI and technology—this is merely the start of an exciting journey!”

The president also added that Nigeria already has some bright prospects in the AI space, including the likes of Awarri Technologies, with whom the Federal Government is currently collaborating to build critical AI software infrastructure to meet the needs of the local market, unique to our arts and culture, languages, and society, amongst others, which have mostly been put on the backburner by current existing models.

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