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Author: Dr Ayuba Tuodolo
Dr Ayuba Tuodolo
He is the Founder and Executive Director of AI Safety Nigeria, driving Nigeria's most comprehensive AI literacy and safety movement. He is the convener of the first AI Safety Summit in Nigeria and the African Cybersecurity Convention, serves on the Advisory Council of Blacks in AI Safety and Ethics (BASE) USA, and brings over 15 years of cybersecurity expertise to the AI governance space.
Nigeria has quietly taken a significant step toward governing artificial intelligence. Buried inside the Electronic Governance Bill 2025 – a broad digital infrastructure law currently before the National Assembly – are seventeen provisions that could determine how AI is built, deployed, and held accountable in this country for years to come. Most Nigerians have never heard of them. They should. What the Bill Actually Says Part XI of the Bill, titled Ethical Governance of Artificial Intelligence, sets out the rules that anyone who builds, deploys, or uses an AI system in Nigeria must follow. This is not restricted to big…