Stakeholders at the event
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s technology ecosystem have called for increased investment in local talent, intelligence and innovation to accelerate the country’s digital transformation and reduce reliance on imported technology.
In a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Wednesday, the call was made at the Huawei Nigeria AI and Cloud Summit 2026, held on Thursday, August 27, under the theme, “Built Local, Built Intelligent.”
Speaking at the event, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, represented by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Tax and Revenue, Mr. Abdulkabir Opeyemi, said Nigeria’s technological future must be driven by locally developed solutions that address the country’s unique challenges.
Hamzat said the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and cloud computing requires Nigeria to move from being a technology consumer to becoming a technology creator.
