As Nigeria continues to build its technology workforce, the country is set to emerge as a key player in the global digital economy, leveraging local talent to drive innovation and economic growth.
Nigeria’s burgeoning technology sector is turning inward to develop the country’s first artificial intelligence, with local startup Awarri chosen to lead the project.
According to local media, this ambitious project is not only a technological achievement but also a major employment opportunity. Awarri has recruited over 600 fellows from the federal government’s 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) program to work as data collectors in developing a large language multilingual model (LLM).
In an X announcement on July 24, Bosun Tijani, the minister of communications, innovation, and digital economy, emphasized the Nigerian government’s commitment to fostering job creation in the tech space and highlighted the rapid growth of the Awarri team.
