# AI rules in Nigeria

Nigeria has a draft national AI strategy and a pending digital economy bill with AI deployment rules that had not received presidential assent by Oct 2026.

- **Approach:** Voluntary principles
- **Key bodies:** Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, NITDA, NCAIR, Nigeria Data Protection Commission
- **Strategy:** [National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (draft)](https://policyvault.africa/policy/national-artificial-intelligence-strategy-2024) (2024)
- **Last reviewed:** 4 Oct 2026

## Rules (2)
- [Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill](https://wheresthe.ai/rule/ng-national-digital-economy-egovernance-bill/index.md): Proposed, Bill. Omnibus digital-economy bill that would set rules for electronic transactions and government digitisation and establish a framework for AI adoption that sorts AI systems into categories with different deployment requirements, with NITDA expected to lead policy. It would apply to public bodies and businesses deploying digital and AI systems in Nigeria.
- [Nigeria National AI Strategy](https://wheresthe.ai/rule/ng-national-ai-strategy-draft-2024/index.md): In consultation, Strategy. Draft strategy setting goals for AI infrastructure, talent, adoption and an ethical governance framework, including proposals for risk-based oversight. It is a policy document with no binding obligations.

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