The House of Representatives is planning a legislation that would provide legal framework for the regulation and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nigeria.
Speaker Tajudeen Abbas disclosed this at the matriculation ceremony of NILDS-University of Benin (UNIBEN) Post Graduate Programmes and HND Programme in Abuja on Monday, April 22.
Abbas urged the management of the National Institute For Legislative And Democratic Studies (NILDS) to explore opportunities in AI to optimise human capital development.
Represented by the minority leader, Kingsley Chinda, Abbas specifically charged authorities of the National Assembly training arm to design a curriculum in line with the practice in other countries.
He said many developed countries had advanced their educational systems and continue to explore opportunities in AI.
“In order to key in to this emerging development, the 10th National Assembly will strive to provide a legal framework for regulating the adoption of AI in our country,” Abbas said.
“This is in order to ensure an optimal mix of labour-capital ratio in our nation’s development process.
“In this direction, NILDS is expected to look into the possibilities of providing research based intellectual support to facilitate the actualisation of this very important modern process.
“While the 10th National Assembly will continue to support NILDS, your role as students, therefore, is though simple but important.”
Abbas, emphasised the role of education in nation building and national development.
“In my years as a legislator, I have also seen how the capacity-building and knowledge-deepening of the support system around legislators can help them to enhance legislative processes and outcomes,” he added.
The director-general of NILDS, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, said this year’s matriculation ceremony was unique in many ways.
Suleiman said it presented a higher number of enrolments compared to last year.
According to him, a total number of 180 students had been admitted into the institute’s post graduate programmes for the current academic session, compared to the 107 for last year.
