Nigeria Ready to Lead Africa in AI Revolution, Says Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that Nigeria is prepared to lead Africa in the Artificial Intelligence revolution, asserting that the country is positioning itself as a producer of innovation and knowledge rather than a consumer of imported technologies.

Shettima, represented by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President in the Vice President’s Office, Ibrahim Hassan, spoke at the launch and national flag-off of the Artificial Intelligence University Innovation Pod at the University of Lagos on Tuesday.

The UniPod, created as part of a partnership between the Federal Government, participating state governments, the United Nations Development Programme and Nigerian universities, provides a digital hub for young innovators, students, researchers and industry partners to work together to build AI solutions designed for Nigerian realities.

Speaking, Shettima said Nigeria was on track to assume a leadership role on the continent by building strong digital foundations and innovation systems capable of transforming ideas into measurable economic output.