Publications - Nigeria National AI Strategy

The Federal Ministry of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy (FMCIDE) 2024

The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has precipitated a paradigmatic shift in global
innovation and transformation, driving cutting-edge advancements across nations and
industries. The ramifications of its impact on the global ecosystem and specifically on the
developmental trajectory of Nigeria and other African nations are profound and farreaching.
Nigeria, as the continent's most populous country, is singularly positioned to
harness AI's transformative capacity to address pressing socio-economic conundrums,
accelerate economic growth, and pivot the nation into a new epoch of technological
empowerment, which unlocks unprecedented opportunities for sustainable development,
economic prosperity, and human flourishing.
Nigeria’s National AI Strategy (NAIS) sets a path to achieve the vision “to be a global
leader in harnessing the transformative power of AI through responsible, ethical, and
inclusive innovation, fostering sustainable development through collaborative e orts.”