The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies to combat payment fraud and strengthen the country’s rapidly expanding digital payments ecosystem under its Nigeria recently released roadmap for the payments sector, reflects growing efforts to address rising cyber threats and bolster confidence in digital financial services as electronic transactions […]
Read MoreDuring the last 12 months, AI agents have steadily become an enterprise innovation priority. Key industries such as financial services and telecommunications are recognising the potential of agents that can autonomously plan and execute complex decisions, and interact with one another across systems and workflows. According to PwC’s Africa Cloud Business Survey for 2025, while […]
Read MoreThe National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Nkenne AI tare set to explore transformative partnerships in AI-driven language translation. The collaboration is expected to solidify Nigeria’s position as a premier continental hub for Artificial Intelligence. The National Director of National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, a Subsidiary of NITDA, Dr. Bunmi Ajala, who […]
Read MoreExperts in the health tech space are excited that more trends are now evolving where technology is now a key factor in delivery health care service in all areas such as Digital health, MedHealth, ITmHealth and eHeath. Speaking at a webinar with the theme: ‘AI in Healtrhcare: Opportunities and Challenges’ organised by global communication company, […]
Read MoreDespite ranking 62 in the global AI country ranking, Nigeria has maintained a consistent rise in the total number of AI app downloads on a country ranking basis. Adoption is likely diluted by the large population size and limited by access to the internet. Nigeria is among the three lowest-performing countries analyzed in AI adoption, […]
Read MoreRed Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced Red Hat AI Enterprise, an integrated AI platform for deploying and managing AI models, agents and applications across the hybrid cloud. It joins the Red Hat AI portfolio which includes Red Hat AI Inference Server, Red Hat OpenShift AI and Red Hat Enterprise […]
Read MoreNigeria is keen of becoming a leading innovator of key artificial intelligence system provider rather than a consumer nation. According the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, Nigeria’s ambition is to transition from being a consumer of artificial intelligence technologies to becoming a builder and owner of AI systems […]
Read MoreA religious group has called for the inclusion of religious group to contribute to ethical voices for balancing of languages that promote tolerance and inclusiveness for the implementation of ethical AI principles in Nigeria. The Group, the Nigerian Religoius Coalition on Artificial Intelligence are also considering the support of the National Information Technology Development Agency […]
Read MoreThe National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Wigwe University have held talks for a far‑reaching collaboration centred on artificial intelligence (AI) research, agricultural innovation and digital talent development. Both organisations had a high‑level engagement at the Nigerian capital city, Abuja. The discussions, led by Wigwe University Vice‑Chancellor Professor Marwan Al‑Akaidi and senior NITDA officials, […]
Read MoreAs Valentine’s Day, February 14, approaches, organizations across countries, including the FBI in the US, warn people to be aware of romance scams, where cybercriminals create fake identities and manipulate people into sending money. Cybersecurity experts urge users to be particularly cautious this year, as AI enables even more realistic scams, and are offering tips […]
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