Nigeria may lose $1.2tn AI opportunity, warns NIGCOMSAT

Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, the country’s satellite operator, has called for immediate policy action to harness the potential of artificial intelligence. The operator warned that the country risks missing out on Africa’s projected $1.2tn share of the global AI economy by 2030. The call was made by NIGCOMSAT’s Managing Director, Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, in a statement