FG Announces N2.8 billion Google Support to Advance AI Talent Development in Nigeria [Video]

• The Nigerian government, in partnership with Google, has announced new AI talent development
• The new project is spearheaded by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and Google.org to boost data science in Nigeria
• The fund will see developers go home with about N2.8 billion to help them accelerate AI development in the country

Legit.ng’s Pascal Oparada has reported on tech, energy, stocks, investment and the economy for over a decade.

Through the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy, the Nigerian government has announced new support from Google to accelerate AI talent development across Nigeria. 

This support, provided through a N2.8 billion grant from Google.org to Data Science Nigeria, will bolster the Ministry’s ongoing AI-driven initiatives to upskill youth and under- and unemployed Nigerians, focusing on AI skill development and education.