Nigeria may miss out on the $15 billion artificial intelligence (AI) boost due to digital skills gap prevalent among its youths, experts say. With 70 percent of Nigerian citizens under 35 years and 3.5 million new labour-market entrants every year, Nigeria should be the natural winner in the global race for digital talent. But the country is bleeding more than $11 billion annually from a skills deficit that is so severe that stakeholders now warn the entire $15 billion artificial-intelligence windfall projected for 2030 could evaporate if
Nigeria may miss out on the $15 billion artificial intelligence (AI) boost due to digital skills gap prevalent among its youths, experts say. With 70 percent of Nigerian citizens under 35 years and 3.5 million new labour-market entrants every year, Nigeria should be the natural winner in the global race for digital talent. But the country is bleeding more than $11 billion annually from a skills deficit that is so severe that stakeholders now warn the entire $15 billion artificial-intelligence windfall projected for 2030 could evaporate if