Nigeria reaps rewards from its own tech talent programme

A warri, the Nigerian startup selected to build the country’s first AI, has engaged over 500 fellows of the federal government’s ‘3 Million Technical Talent’ (3MTT) programme. The aim is to use the cohort as data collectors in building the multilingual large language model. 

The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, disclosed this on Wednesday, reiterating the government’s commitment to creating more jobs for Nigerians in the tech space. 

"This is a landmark initiative that will cement Nigeria's position as an emerging leader in African AI research and development," said Tijani.

“I’m glad to see the growth of the Awarri team since its launch in November 2023 to 120 staff, with an additional engagement of over 500 fellows from our 3MTTNigeria programme as data collectors, as they build Nigeria’s first multilingual large language model,” he said. 

By Samuel Olomu.
Full story at ITweb Africa.