Year: 2024

The Federal Government has unveiled a free Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy with the aim of positioning Nigeria as a leader in the global digital economy. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, who inaugurated the AI Academy on Thursday in Abuja, said the programme was set up in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat and Intel Corporation.

The average yield on Nigeria’s Eurobond rose as foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) liquidated positions amidst U.S. interest rate cuts. The risk-off reactions followed sustained monetary easing in the U.S. amidst expectations that a rate cut would cause a flight to safety in 2025.