Nigeria’s burgeoning technology sector is turning inward to develop the country’s first artificial intelligence, with local startup Awarri chosen to lead the project. According to local media, this ambitious project is not only a technological achievement but also a major employment opportunity. Awarri has recruited over 600 fellows from the federal government’s 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) program to work as data collectors in developing a Large Language Multilingual Model (LLM). Job creation in tech spaceIn an X social platform announcement on July 24, Dr. Bosun Tijani, the Minister of …