Traditional rulers and community leaders in Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti State, have pledged to voluntarily allocate a large parcel of land for a proposed Artificial Intelligence Academy to be located in the community.
The pledge was made on Thursday during a public hearing on a bill seeking to establish the academy. The Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security organised the hearing.
The bill is sponsored by Yemi Adaramodu, the senator representing the Ekiti South Senatorial District.
Mr Adaramodu, who is also the Senate spokesperson, said the proposed academy would promote and strengthen artificial intelligence education and research in Ekiti State and across Nigeria if passed into law.
He said the institution would create employment opportunities for young Nigerians while ensuring that the host community benefits from a greater federal government presence.
