Luminate CEO Melanie Hui Lauds Nigeria's AI Innovations
At the Build 2026 Conference in Abuja, Melanie Hui, the Chief Executive Officer of Luminate, commended Nigeria as a model for African nations in the global artificial intelligence economy. She noted that Nigeria's regulators, workers, and innovators are setting their own terms rather than merely consuming technology.
Hui's keynote address included insights from Luminate's research, which revealed both challenges and opportunities within Africa's AI landscape. She cited Nigeria's competition authority's action against Meta for data exploitation as evidence that global tech companies are accountable to national institutions.
Hui also recognized the establishment of Africa's first e-hailing trade union by app-based drivers in Nigeria. Her speech emphasized the need for Africa to have meaningful influence over its digital future, advocating for equitable ownership in the AI sector.
She concluded by affirming Luminate's support for Africa's ambition to participate fully in the AI economy.
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