Nigeria's Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, announces the launch of an AI fund and plans to create 100 jobs in Lagos. The country aims to position itself in the Artificial Intelligence space. A new report by the UN's International Labor Organization highlights the potential of AI in certain duties. Concerns arise over the growing use of digital biometric identification in the Middle East. Nigerian schoolchildren experience corporal punishment, but officials claim improved school attendance after its ban.
Nigeria ’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani says the country is poised to take its position in the Artificial Intelligence space with the launch of an AI fund and targets the kickoff of the first set of 100 jobs in Lagos . Speaking with CNBC Africa, he notes the recently launched Portal to fast track the implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act aims to ensure proper labelling of start-ups.
A new report by the UN's International Labor Organization found that AI can help with certain duties rather than take over entire jobs. However, clerical workers remain exposed to full automation. The use of digital biometric identification — recognizing people by their unique features — is growing in the Middle East. There's concern it provides an opportunity for repression. Corporal punishment has long been a fact of life for Nigerian schoolchildren. In Katsina State, officials say school attendance improved after the practice was banne
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