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It sounds like something straight out of a movie. A man. His dying dog. And an unexpected partner: AI. But this story is real, and it’s quietly becoming one of the most talked-about examples of what artificial intelligence can actually do in the real world.
Nigeria’s next presidential election is scheduled for January 16, 2027. But according to tech and democracy experts, the real campaign may have already begun, and it’s happening online. Not at rallies. Not on billboards. But inside algorithms, data systems, and artificial intelligence tools are quietly shaping what millions of Nigerians see on the internet every day.
Imagine building one of the most powerful artificial intelligence systems in the world, only to find yourself in a courtroom battle with the U.S. government. That’s exactly what’s happening right now with Anthropic, the fast-rising AI company behind the chatbot Claude.
Imagine wearing a pair of futuristic smart glasses. You tap the frame, record a quick video, ask the glasses to describe what’s in front of you, or translate a sign in another language. Everything feels seamless, like the artificial intelligence inside the device understands the world instantly.
Remember the old days of scanning barcodes with your phone? You’d open the scanner… Point the camera… Move the phone closer… then further away… Tilt it slightly… turn on the flashlight… And still, nothing.
Imagine spending billions of dollars building one of the smartest AI systems in the world… only to discover that someone might be quietly studying it, question by question, until they can recreate something similar. That’s essentially the story unfolding right now in the global AI race.
Let’s start with the headline number. ₦132.45 billion. That’s how much 23 Nigerian states say they plan to spend on technology ministries and digital ambitions in 2026, according to budget data sourced from BudgIT’s Open States platform.
For years, AI has been the assistant that talks. Now, it wants to be the assistant that does. In a major leap beyond chat-based AI tools, Perplexity AI has introduced Perplexity Computer, a unified AI system designed to research, plan, code, deploy, and manage real-world workflows from start to finish.
What if we told you that one of the most accurate AI tools for handling spreadsheets in the entire world… was built in Nigeria? Not by a billion-dollar tech giant. But by a three-person startup team working quietly behind the scenes.
Something interesting is quietly happening in East Africa… and it might change how governments use AI across the continent. This week, the Government of Rwanda signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, to integrate artificial intelligence directly into its education system, healthcare services, and public sector operations.
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