The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on Nigerian youths to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and digital innovation to boost workplace productivity and accelerate national development.
Speaking through the District Head of Gagi, Alhaji Sani Umar Jabbi, at an AI Productivity Training hosted by the Sokoto Professional Network (SPN) to mark its third anniversary, the Sultan said deliberate efforts are needed to ensure no community is excluded from the global digital shift. He stressed that digital knowledge and innovation should be deployed to empower citizens, drive economic growth, and support sustainable development.
He commended SPN’s capacity-building programmes for equipping young people with practical, globally relevant skills in the digital economy.
Engr. Zayyanu Tambari Yabo, Chairman of SPN’s Board of Trustees, described AI as a defining technology of the 21st century, warning that Africa must not remain on the sidelines.
“If we want to progress as a society, we cannot live in denial. We must adopt, adapt, and embrace this trend,” he said, urging stronger collaboration among the Sokoto State Government, the Ministry of Digital Economy, and professional bodies. Related News Migration is not killing Nigerian agriculture. Our assumptions about it might be. Stakeholders seek regional, community-led solutions to grassroots development at Kano SDGs' Summit What should be our priority? Obi queries political leaders as hè fills INEC form
