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Meta and Nigeria's Federal Government Launch AI Academy Nigeria

Meta has partnered with Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy to launch AI Academy Nigeria, implemented through the ministry's 3 Million Technical Talent programme and the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, also involving Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria.

By Africa AI Ledger Desk · 17 August 2026 · 1 min read

Meta has partnered with Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy to launch AI Academy Nigeria, implemented through the ministry's 3 Million Technical Talent programme and the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, also involving Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria.

Startup Funding

The top two startups in the programme's AI Startup Pitchathon will each receive $5,000 in equity-free cash funding, as well as $2,000 worth of Meta advertising credits.

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