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National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (NAIS), August 2024

Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, with NITDA and the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

last revised 2024-08-01last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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Nigeria's national AI policy framework, published August 2024 and still marked draft. It sets principles of responsible conduct, inclusivity, innovation, sustainability, collaboration and data ethics across five pillars covering infrastructure, ecosystem, adoption, ethical development and governance. It does not mention the judiciary, the legal profession or the administration of justice.

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Current version
Draft, August 2024 · 01 Aug 2024
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
ncair.nitda.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/National-AI-Strategy_010…

What the document requires

  • Five pillars: AI infrastructure, ecosystem, sectoral adoption, ethical and responsible development, and governance.
  • Prepared by FMCIDE with NITDA, NCAIR, NCC, Galaxy Backbone and Data Science Nigeria.
  • Contains no reference to courts, the judiciary, legal services or the administration of justice.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Draft, August 2024current2024-08-01Published for stakeholder input; the hosted PDF remains watermarked DRAFT as at 4 September 2026. Month-only date: the source gives the month, so the 1st is recorded as the date.official

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (NAIS), August 2024" (Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, with NITDA and the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Draft, August 2024, 2024-08-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/other/ng-national-ai-strategy-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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