AI Jobs in Nigeria: NITDA Pushes Beyond Traditional Outsourcing

Nigeria is seeking to move its digital services industry beyond traditional outsourcing and into higher-value, artificial intelligence-driven work as the government looks to attract more global business and create technology-focused jobs. The shift was outlined by Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director-general and chief executive of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), during the “Hire from Nigeria” session held alongside the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York