Nigeria · Policy / Strategy
Nigeria — Draft National Artificial Intelligence Strategy
Issued by Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.
Summary
Nigeria’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Strategy was developed through a collaborative process involving local and international AI experts, researchers, and technology founders. The draft positioned AI as a tool for economic development and service delivery, with expected benefits across agriculture, financial inclusion, and healthcare in remote regions. It reflected a Global South strategy focused on leapfrogging infrastructure and development barriers while building domestic AI capacity. The document formed part of Africa’s wider 2024 movement toward national and continental AI governance strategies.
Why it matters
Co-created national AI strategy; collaboration with experts, researchers, and founders; AI for GDP growth; agriculture, financial inclusion, and healthcare priorities; domestic capacity building; economic leapfrogging approach.
Topics
Record metadata
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region
- Africa
- Document type
- Policy / Strategy
- Status
- Proposed
- Publication date
- 1 August 2024
- Last updated
- 27 June 2026
- Language
- English
- Original source
- View original source
Citation export
Plain citation
Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Draft National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, August 2024.
BibTeX
@misc{nigeria_draft_national_artificial_intelligence_strategy_2024,
title = {Nigeria — Draft National Artificial Intelligence Strategy},
author = {Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Global AI Governance Archive},
url = {https://ncair.nitda.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/National-AI-Strategy_01082024-copy.pdf}
}See the citation guide for style-specific examples.
Recorded cross-references
- African Union Continental AI Strategy
- Rwanda — National Artificial Intelligence Policy
- UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/78/265
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