‘Outdated curricula may leave Nigerian graduates behind in AI era’

Nigerian education experts have called for a significant overhaul of university curricula to keep pace with the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and prepare graduates for an increasingly AI-driven job market. At the StudyIn Global Study Conference 2026, Dr Lola Olukuewu, a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and founder of Bloom Academy for Artificial Intelligence, warned that outdated curricula could leave Nigerian graduates at a disadvantage in the global job market.

Olukuewu emphasized the need for educational institutions to equip students with relevant skills, critical thinking abilities, and the capacity to develop innovative solutions to real-world problems. The experts stressed that AI was becoming an integral part of various industries and predicted that it would increasingly handle end-to-end processes, with humans providing oversight.

They urged policymakers and education stakeholders to establish clear plans and timelines for curriculum reform, moving beyond teaching students how to use AI to improve productivity and encouraging them to develop innovative solutions to societal problems.

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