First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has urged global leaders, educators and innovators to ensure that technology remains anchored on human values as the world accelerates deeper into the digital age.
Speaking at the “Education Above All” plenary of the 12th World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Doha, Qatar, Tinubu said humanity must remain at the centre of technological advancement, warning that innovation without ethics could undermine progress rather than enhance it.
In a statement by her Senior Special Assistant on Media, Busola Kukoyi, the First Lady said “we should be the drivers of technology.
“Technology must lead; we should not remove human values from technology,” she stated, noting that the rapid evolution of digital tools demands deliberate efforts to safeguard human dignity, connection and purpose.
Sharing the stage with her counterparts from Lebanon and Syria, the First Lady praised Qatar’s achievements in education and restated Nigeria’s resolve to expand access to schooling for all children, especially girls.
She insisted that no religion prohibits the education of girls, adding that the federal government remains committed to unlocking the promise that quality learning offers.
“Everything begins with education. We are doing all we can as a government to advance the sector. Nigeria has a huge human capital resource, and that is what we thrive on,” she said.
Tinubu highlighted the remarkable global footprint of Nigerian youth across sectors; arts, technology, fashion, agriculture and the creative industries, crediting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s prioritisation of innovation and technology as catalysts for human capital development.
“Nigeria, being an emerging economy, has benefitted greatly from digital literacy because it is faster and reaches more people. It also comes with its downsides, as some young people use it positively and others negatively. We believe in continuously empowering them, and they will do better”, she added.
