The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has referred to as for a balanced and human-centred strategy to the combination of synthetic intelligence (AI) in schooling, stressing the necessity to protect human company in an more and more automated world.

In her message to commemorate the International Day of Education 2026, marked on January 24, the First Lady highlighted this 12 months’s theme, “AI and Education: Preserving Human Agency in a World of Automation,” describing schooling as probably the most highly effective software for equipping people with data, values, creativity, and moral judgment required to thrive in a quickly evolving, technology-driven society.

Senator Tinubu emphasised that whereas innovation and synthetic intelligence provide huge alternatives for studying and growth, expertise should stay a servant to humanity reasonably than its grasp.

“As we embrace artificial intelligence and innovation, we must ensure that technology serves humanity, not the other way around. Humans must remain the drivers of AI, harnessing innovation while preserving the values that define us and sustain development,” she mentioned.

She additional reaffirmed the Federal Government’s dedication to investing in high quality and inclusive schooling, noting that empowering Nigerian youngsters and youth with important pondering expertise, accountability, confidence, and compassion stays a nationwide precedence.

According to her, schooling should proceed to arrange younger folks not just for future careers but in addition for moral management and accountable citizenship in a digital age.

The First Lady concluded her message by extending goodwill to Nigerians and the worldwide group, wishing all a Happy International Day of Education 2026.