Nigeria Lays Foundation for Artificial Intelligence Adoption, Says Tijani

 

By Atlantic Reports

Tijani made the disclosure at the Oxford Global Think Tank (OGTT), where he identified private sector investment as essential to translating government-led reforms into jobs, businesses and broader economic opportunities.

He said that while government could provide infrastructure, policy direction and an enabling environment, businesses must develop products and services capable of converting those investments into economic value.

“Government can do reform, invest in foundation for AI but it is businesses that will build the growth on top of those foundations,” he said.

The minister outlined five essential foundations required by countries seeking to benefit from artificial intelligence: connectivity, computing and data infrastructure, data, skills and research capabilities, as well as policies and institutions.

Nigeria Invests in AI Infrastructure and Skills

Tijani said Nigeria was investing $2 billion in an open-access fibre-optic network spanning 90,000 kilometres to expand broadband connectivity across the country.

He also disclosed that the government was establishing shared computing capacity