The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed an agreement with the Bill Gates Foundation to establish an artificial intelligence (AI) Scaling Hub.

The foundation will donate about $7.5 million in funding, and provide expertise, according to Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, on his X account.

We concluded the visit with something truly historic — the signing of an agreement to establish the Nigerian AI Scaling Hub, backed by up to $7.5 million in funding and expertise from the Foundation,