
On Saturday 4th of December, 2021 the Deputy Secretary-General of United Nations, Ms Amina J. Mohammed visited Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Nigeria (RAIN). Others who visited the centre along with Ms Mohammed were the UNDP Resident Rep to Nigeria in person of Mr Mohamed Yahya and William TSUMA (PHD), Senior Advisor at UNDP Nigeria.
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, expressed her positive impression of Nigerian youth. “I am impressed by the potentials of youth empowered for the future of work in Nigeria.” She noted.
The Deputy Secretary-General further emphasised that ‘our future is in good hands’ as demonstrated by the young, bright minds at the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria.
During the visit, numerous projects were on display to showcase what RAIN Centre has been doing over time. These included the Carbon Emission Police with Real-Time Mapping; Biotic arm for arm amputee; Public Amenity Access Control; Smart Energy Assistant; Person and Object tracking; among others.
RAIN is an AI Robotics training, research and product development centre with a mission to advance local content in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. The centre is located in a cul-de-sac area of Ibadan, Nigeria. Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Nigeria was founded by Dr. Olusola Sayeed Ayoola in 2019.








