Nigeria's AI Talent Bet: Government Builds Hubs as Universities Strike

Nigeria is betting that government-built digital skills infrastructure at university campuses can close the AI talent gap fast enough to compete globally — even as the university system itself is crumbling.

Evidence For

• The Federal Government just commissioned an AI and Robotics Skills Hub at Kwara State University, the first of 6 pilot ICT Experience Centres across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones, with construction already underway in 15 more states including...