As a developing country, Nigeria is posed with an opportunity to elevate its status quo by harnessing the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to solve sustainable development crises. Luckily, Nigeria has some foundations that can speed up the adoption process of this emerging technology.  This article examines Nigeria's overview of sustainable development, the current state of AI and its key applications, case studies, challenges and strategic recommendations. An image of a Nigerian map surrounded by icons that represent tech and AI Image Credit:   pavestoneslegal.com Sustainable Development in Nigeria The United Nations defines sustainable development as “ a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs ”. This definition raises a question: how does one think about the future when resources for today are not sufficient? In a country like Nigeria, where 38.9% of the populatio...