Google has announced a US$2.1 million (₦3 billion) commitment to fund programmes that will increase AI talent in Nigeria.

According to Techpoint Africa, the money would be channelled into five Nigerian organisations working across AI upskilling, innovation support, and cybersecurity.

FATE Foundation and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) would embed an advanced AI curriculum into universities to deepen the country’s technical talent pipeline.

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The African Technology Forum (ATF) would run an innovation challenge designed to help developers build real-world AI products.

On the digital safety front, Junior Achievement Africa would expand its online safety curriculum for young people, and the CyberSafe Foundation will build cybersecurity capacity for public institutions.

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, said the intervention comes at a critical moment as Nigeria looks to harness the projected $15 billion economic value AI could add to its GDP by 2030.

He described the initiative as an example of private-sector support needed to “nurture talent, strengthen infrastructure, and advance national AI priorities.”

This news follows the launch of Google’s AI Skilling Blueprint for Africa, which aims to help Africa close its critical skills gap.

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