Nigeria ranks 18th out of 54 African countries in AI talent readiness, with a score of 37.7, according to a PwC report.
According to the Strategy& Mid-Year Economic Outlook for H2 2025, this places Africa’s fourth-largest economy behind South Africa (52.1), Tunisia (51.8), and Kenya (49.7), highlighting the country’s lag in advanced skills training, digital infrastructure, and a unified AI strategy.
Despite this, Nigeria is emerging as a continental hub for AI innovation, the report said.
