UK and Nigeria deepen collaboration on AI governance and digital transformation

The United Kingdom and Nigeria strengthened their cooperation on AI governance and digital transformation through workshops involving the British Standards Institution (BSI) and Nigeria’s National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR). Government officials, regulators and technology practitioners examined ISO/IEC 42001 for AI management systems and ISO/IEC 23894 for AI risk management. British High Commission official Grace Bell stressed the need for trusted governance frameworks, while NCAIR coordinator Olubunmi Ajala said the partnership had built Nigeria’s institutional capacity. Cooperation also extends to digital trade, digital public infrastructure, cybersecurity and data protection.