Abuja: A Network, Impact Hub Abuja has urged youths across the country to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to unlock new opportunities and gain empowerment. The Founder, Mr Olalekan Oshunkoya, who made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, said that harnessing AI would enable them to drive innovation and growth in various fields.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Impact Hub is a network focused on building entrepreneurial communities for impact at scale. Oshunkoya said that the Impact Hub Abuja brought together about 35 diverse youth leaders, advocates, policymakers, and many others to discuss the opportunity in AI at the 2025 World Youth Skills Day.
"Our goal was to bring the best of our youths to the table to share ideas, insights and collectively explore how we can increase our understanding of AI's impact in young people's future. Also, how to use policy entrepreneurship to accelerate the power of AI to reduce youth unemployment and foster innovation. We want to identify threats to be mitigated, opportunities to be harnessed and actions that public, private, and youth actors can collaboratively take to support young people to thrive in an AI-powered world," said Oshunkoya.
He emphasized the commitment of Impact Hub to using entrepreneurship, leadership, technology, and collaboration for social good and contribution for a better world. Through their roundtable, they explored and gathered policy actions and ideas on how youth empowerment can be accelerated through AI and digital skills.
According to him, the Hub will continue the inclusive conversation on the potential of AI to help accelerate youth opportunity and empowerment through enhancement of digital skills, creativity, entrepreneurship, and employability. Oshunkoya recalled that during the roundtable, topics discussed included 'AI and our World Today', 'AI and the Youth Opportunity' and 'Unlocking the Potential of AI' to benefit young people in areas like education, employment, innovation, and inclusion.
He concluded by emphasizing the empowerment of youths on the advantages of AI and encouraged them to leverage it for personal and national development.