Abuja, Feb. 3, 2026(NAN) Technicians and systems administrators in the public sector on Monday in Abuja received training on Artificial intelligence (AI) data compliance and procedure fairness.
The workshop organised by Nelphia Consulting, a leading firm in emerging technologies, was a strategic move to fortify the technical personnel.
Dr Emeka Godspower, CEO of Nelphia Consulting, said the session was designed to bridge the gap between rapid Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and the critical need for ethical safety.
He said that while data was a national asset, ethics was significant to making it valuable.
“Our goal isn’t just to help our people keep pace with global AI trends, but to lead them by creating a framework that respects our local data compliance.
“We are teaching these technicians that a procedure is only as good as the ethical foundation it is built upon,” he said.
He noted that if local data was not curated responsibly, the country might risk importing biases that do not reflect the Nigerian reality.
In an interview, participants at the workshop, shared how the training changed their perspective on system design.
Pius Adebisi, a systems engineer, highlighted the practical shift in his workflow.
“Before this training, my primary focus was on system efficiency and uptime. But after the sessions, I now realise that efficiency without equity is a technical failure,” he said.
Adebisi said he has learnt how to audit datasets for under-representation before the training phase began.
Another participant, Johnson Ukpayang, a data analyst, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) he focused on the importance of local context.
“What struck me most was the deep dive into local data governance. It’s one thing to collect data and another to ensure that data reflects our cultural nuances.
“This workshop has given us the technical vocabulary to demand better standards from AI tools,” he said.
The lecture delivered by the firm’s senior consultant, Issac Wiko, focused on three pillars: Procedure bias mitigation, local data architecture, and compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA).
Wiko said that by up skilling the technicians, the firm aimed to ensure that future AI-driven public services, from healthcare diagnostics to agricultural forecasting, are built on a foundation of trust rather than just code.(NAN)
