- The Nigerian government has opened applications for the Artificial Intelligence Fund
- The scheme, which tech giant Google supports, aims to help Nigerian startups raise the required funds to scale
- The minister of Communications, Bosun Tijani, stated that the programme focuses on homegrown solutions
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The Nigerian government, via the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR), has opened applications for a 100 million AI fund.
Google supports the scheme and aims to help Nigerian startups leverage AI to develop innovations.
FG sets deadline to apply
NCAIR said in a statement that the fund is open to Nigerian-based startups focused on AI-enabled technology solutions with potential for impact.
According to reports, the fund is open to companies operating in Nigeriawith at least one founder. It …