Nigeria Secures N2.8bn from Google to Advance AI Development The federal government has secured N2.8 billion grant from Google to boost artificial intelligence (AI) talent development in the country. Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovations and digital economy, announced the partnership at a press briefing in...

Workers’ AI Usage Surges by 66%, Report Reveals The usage of artificial intelligence (AI) among knowledge workers surged to 66 per cent in 2024 from 38 per cent recorded in 2023, the second annual HP Work Relationship Index has revealed. The report obtained stated that workers...

Saudi Arabia has announced its lineup of headline speakers for the Global AI Summit 2024, hosted by the Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA). 

Saudi Arabia is set to host the third edition of the Global Artificial Intelligence Summit (GAIN) on September 10-12, 2024, in Riyadh. This was announced on Wednesday by Saudi Arabia's Press Attache, Mohammed Al-Sahabi, at a press conference in Riyadh. 

NFIU Set to Tackle Money Laundering with AI As technology continues to evolve, the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) is ready to deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI), and other machine learning skills to trace, track and tackle illicit financial flows (IFFs) and other fraudulent activities. Speaking at...

According to Vice President Kashim Shettima, Nigeria is not just catching up with the rest of the world, but it is also poised to overtake them in terms of economy and technology.