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Robotic Artificial Intelligence Will Helps Nigerian Youths, Student To Excel-Minister

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6 years ago

September 17, 2020

….Launches IA Centre In Abuja

Joel Ajayi

Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare has revealed the National Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Centre across the Geo-political zones will indeed help Nigerian youth, students to excel in the country and in the world.

He stated this at the launching and unveiling of the National Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Centre (BREDHUB) on Thursday in Abuja.

Minister said that Al and Robotics is a tool aimed at improving the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness to human endeavor, lives, and businesses to meet international best practices

According to him, the Ministry will work closely with BredHub and other AI centers to train the youths and produce cutting edge technologies.

“I am confident that a center like this will provide our youth with opportunities for self -reliance, revenue generation, and for contributing to the economic growth of Nigeria.

“With the help of Artificial intelligence, convenience will be our best friend. Software that can learn our individual behavior, study our Patterns, and recommend what we need from there.

“Al and Robotics can be applied to any aspect of human endeavor as a tool to improve the quality of life while providing opportunities for those who have the knowledge.

“Therefore I am confident that a center like this will provide our youth with opportunities for self-reliance, revenue generation, and contributing to the economic growth of Nigeria. Humans and machines must coexist in this space in order for it to flourish.”

”It is time for us as a country to change that old notion, key into the system, and focus on its potential benefits and how it will help citizens to live better lives”.

He, however, pledged to support the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics in order to engage the youths and fast track Nigeria’s economic development.

“AI was the way to go in this 21st century as it will inspire the youths to create indigenous solutions to local challenges using advanced technology concepts.

“We will empower our youth to become professionals in coding and programming through BredHub.”

Minister revealed that he will be discussing with the Ministry of Education on how AI can be introduced into the school curriculum so that kids can embrace it a tender age.

Speaking further, Dare said AI will not lead to the loss of jobs as some individuals believe if AI is embraced: “Whenever Al is mentioned, many people tend to imagine science fiction stories about robots taking the jobs and ruling the world but I can personally assure you that it isn’t so.”

In his opening remark, Managing Director/CEO of BredHub Mr. Micheal Ahamefule said the center was meant to create a hub for young Nigerians to enhance their creativity and innovations for problem-solving.

“We are in the fourth industrial revolution where cutting edge technologies such as AI and Robotics are fast becoming the order of the day.

“We need to grow in line with these advance technologies in order to solve our daily problems and contribute to the economic development of our nation,” he said.

The managing Director said plans were underway to establish the center in the six geo-political zones of the country while organizing national competitions to discover new talents.

On his own executive director, Mr. Emmanuel Ihemadu said that BredHub has brought a way forward for Africa youth, he urged the youth, children, and student to key in into problem-solving, solution provider initiative brought to their doorsteps by BredHub.

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FG Backs MyCityApp Launch of 100-Day Tourism Calendar to Drive $100bn Economic Growth

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2 weeks ago

September 15, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Federal Government has thrown its weight behind the launch of MyCityApp, a Nigerian city discovery and tourism platform designed to aggregate festivals, concerts, cultural events and lifestyle experiences into a single digital calendar.

The platform, which flags off the 100-Day Tourism Calendar, was unveiled on Monday at the Ember2Remember National Stakeholders’ Conference in Victoria Island, Lagos, with the initiative targeting Nigeria’s estimated $100 billion tourism and creative economy opportunity.

In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Media and Publicity Adviser to the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, the ministry said the conference was aimed at mobilising public and private stakeholders to transform the September-to-December festive period into jobs, investment and economic growth.

Speaking at the unveiling, the Minister, Hannatu Musa Musawa, said millions of visitors travel across Nigeria every year to celebrate, reconnect and experience the country’s diverse culture, stressing that the festive season could be deliberately organised and monetised to strengthen tourism’s contribution to the economy.

“This initiative is about moving beyond the traditional concept of a festive season. It is about deliberately organising, packaging, promoting, and monetising one of the most economically active periods in our national calendar,” Musawa said.

She noted that every visitor generates economic activity across several sectors, including aviation, transportation, hospitality, restaurants, entertainment, retail, technology, artisans and local communities.

The Minister commended MyCityApp Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Ifeoma Chukwu, for her vision and commitment to the initiative.

She urged state governments, event organisers, tourism operators, hospitality businesses and other stakeholders to list their festivals, concerts, exhibitions, food experiences, cultural celebrations, fashion and sporting events on the national calendar.

Musawa said the platform would enable Nigerians, members of the diaspora and international visitors to discover tourism and entertainment experiences across the country from a single, credible source.

Earlier, Chukwu said Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage and creative sector provided enormous opportunities for tourism-driven economic growth.

She cited the contributions of tourism to the economies of countries such as Spain, France and the United States, arguing that Nigeria could equally build a $100 billion tourism economy.

Also present were Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Toke Benson-Awoyinka; Enugu State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Ugochi Madueke; NCAC Director-General, Obi Asika; National Gallery of Art Director-General, Ahmed Sodangi; ARCON Director-General, Dr Olalekan Fadolapo; and MTN Nigeria CEO, Dr Karl Toriola.

MyLagosApp and MyCityApp will serve as the digital engines of the calendar, distributing events through a 360-degree media ecosystem to audiences in Nigeria and the diaspora.

Stakeholders were encouraged to upload their events on MyCityApp to participate in the national tourism calendar urging them to upload events on http://www.MyCityApp.io.

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