Last mentioned: Mar 26, 2026
Policy Finalization
Minister Bosun Tijani announces the strategy is no longer a draft and is fully developed.
Legislative Submission
Expected submission to the National Assembly for final approval and legal backing.
Nationwide Rollout
The strategy was rolled out across the country for testing and feedback.
Strategy Launch
Initial launch of the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy framework.
Nigeria has finalized its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, with Minister Bosun Tijani announcing plans to seek legislative backing from the National Assembly within weeks. The framework positions Nigeria as the first African nation to develop a government-backed multilingual Large Language Model to preserve local linguistic context.
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