AI Deployment: President Tinubu Okays Training Of 5m Workers

Wednesday May 21, 2025 |

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the training of over 5 million workers in the private and public sectors on the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and national security.

The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), headed by Dr. Bosun Tijani, will conduct the training over the next three years under the Ministry of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy.

The President/CEO of the DBI, Mr. David Daser, announced this yesterday at the Digital Economy Complex, Mbora, Abuja, during the 21st-anniversary celebration of the institute with the theme: Preparing Today’s Workforce for Tomorrow’s Market.

The event, attended by private and public sector stakeholders, such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), the Nigeria Navy (NN), and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), was organized to showcase the institute’s achievements since its establishment in 2004.

Daser praised President Tinubu, Dr. Tijani, and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Wada Maida, for the deployment of AI to boost socio-economic activities in the country.

“This year’s theme: Preparing Today’s Workforce for Tomorrow’s Market, reflects the urgency of our mission in a rapidly evolving digital world. As technologies, like AI, 5G, IoT, and cybersecurity, redefine the future of work, DBI remains steadfast in its commitment to future-proofing Nigeria’s workforce,” he said.

The DBI president said the training would ensure that Nigeria was not lagging behind in AI revolution.

He urged states and local governments across the country to key into the programmes run by DBI campuses across Nigeria.

Daser, who listed some of the achievements of DBI in the last 21 years, said the training programme would be carried out with the company’s global partners to meet international standards and practices.