Nigeria ranks 72nd in global AI readiness as CITAD urges greater Investment

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called for accrued concern successful artificial quality (AI) probe and innovation, pursuing Nigeria’s ranking of 72nd retired of 195 countries successful planetary AI readiness.

The telephone was made connected Monday during a Research Methodology Workshop connected AI readiness astatine subnational levels, held successful Kano.
Speaking astatine the event, Salihu Abdulkarim of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said Nigeria’s existent ranking reflects some opportunities and gaps successful the country’s integer development.

According to him, “Nigeria, with 179.6 cardinal mobile subscribers and implicit 90,000 kilometres of optic fibre network, is projected to make 18.3 cardinal dollars successful 2026, with Information and Communication Technology expected to lend 21 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product by 2027.”

He compared Nigeria’s presumption with different African countries, noting that Egypt ranks 5th globally, portion Kenya and South Africa are ranked 65th and 67th respectively, with Tunisia astatine 99th.

Abdulkarim said Nigeria’s National AI Strategy, launched successful August 2024, is built connected 5 cardinal pilla...