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Shettima: Addressing Africa’s health and insecurity issues requires an AI-driven strategy

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– Nigeria's Vice President Kashim Shettima wants Africa's youth to use artificial intelligence to solve the continent's problems, the Guardian reports. "Being the youngest continent, Africa's tech-savvy youth play a crucial role in filling the skill gaps required to address these issues," Shettima says. "The future of AI-driven advancements in banking, health, and agriculture lies with our young people," he adds. "Let the difficulties we encounter motivate us to work hard. The future of AI-driven advancements in banking, health, and agriculture lies with our young people." Shettima says young people in Nigeria have created "unicorn businesses" like Flutterwave and Moniepoint despite the country's infrastructure issues. "These companies show that with innovation and determination, we can achieve remarkable success despite our infrastructural deficits," he says. "Let the difficulties we encounter motivate us to work hard. The future of AI-driven advancements in banking, health, and agriculture lies with our young people."

According to Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Africa’s problems with agriculture, health, and insecurity must be addressed through the use of artificial intelligence. When members of the National Institute for Security Studies’ (NISS) executive intelligence management course 17 visited him in Abuja on Monday, Shettima gave a speech. According to the vice president, technology-driven initiatives can aid in finding “innovative solutions” to the continent’s problems.

According to Shettima, Africa’s youth can fill the skills gap required to tackle the continent’s problems. According to the vice president, “Africa and Nigeria are currently navigating some of the most troubling times, especially in the security and economic arenas.” “Innovative solutions are necessary to address the challenges we face, and artificial intelligence (AI) offers a plethora of opportunities to address issues in security, healthcare, financial inclusion, and agriculture.”Being the youngest continent, Africa’s tech-savvy youth play a crucial role in filling the skill gaps required to address these issues. There is always a way when there is a will.

The vice president claimed that young people in Nigeria were able to create unicorn businesses like Flutterwave and Moniepoint in spite of the country’s infrastructure shortcomings. “These companies show that with innovation and determination, we can achieve remarkable success despite our infrastructural deficits,” Shettima stated. “Let the difficulties we encounter motivate us to work hard. The future of AI-driven advancements in banking, health, and agriculture lies with our young people. “We can overcome the challenges and create a prosperous future for Africa and Nigeria if we work together.”

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