Authority
Curricula are framed around Nigerian professional realities, not imported generic course outlines.
Nigeria's Professional AI Academy
RTS AI Academy builds professionals who apply artificial intelligence inside real classrooms, offices, businesses, institutions, and communities across Nigeria.
- Focus
- Practical AI
- Promise
- Real Impact
- Campus
- Kaduna
Who We Are
RTS AI Academy is the education arm of RTS.
We help serious professionals understand, evaluate, and apply AI in ways that improve their actual work. The Academy does not teach tools as a novelty. It teaches professional judgment, responsible use, productive workflows, and field-specific execution.
Trust
Every learner is guided toward ethical, secure, and accountable AI practice.
Growth
Training connects AI capability to measurable improvement in communication, research, analysis, service delivery, and leadership.
Impact
Programmes end with practical projects that can be adapted directly into the learner's workplace or community.
We don't teach AI tools.RTS AI Academy
We develop AI-capable professionals.
Why RTS AI Academy
Built for professions, institutions, and Nigerian context.
Professional first
Teachers learn better lesson preparation. Civil servants learn better public communication. Business owners learn better operations. AI is always tied to the work.
Practical by design
Learners practise prompt strategy, research verification, document drafting, workflow design, responsible use, and project delivery.
Accessible pathways
Physical academy, live online classes, Hausa-supported learning, and institutional delivery make AI education reachable without lowering standards.
We don't want to produce certificate holders.RTS AI Academy
We want to produce problem solvers.
Choose Your Profession
What best describes you?
The Academy recommends learning paths by professional context so every learner sees the next practical step.
Learning Journey
From AI literacy to workplace transformation.
Understand AI
Build language, confidence, and responsible habits before using AI in professional settings.
Improve daily work
Apply AI to research, writing, planning, communication, analysis, and productivity tasks.
Learn by profession
Move into field-specific tracks for education, public service, business, law, health, agriculture, engineering, and more.
Build a project
Complete a practical project that demonstrates capability and produces a useful professional artifact.
Technology changes.RTS AI Academy
The ability to solve problems endures.
Featured Programmes
Professional AI education with clear outcomes.
Mandatory Foundation
AI Foundations
AI literacy, productivity, prompt engineering, responsible AI, research skills, and AI communication. View trackPublic Sector
AI for Civil Service
Document drafting, public communication, service workflow improvement, and accountable AI use. View trackInstitutional
Corporate AI Capacity Building
Custom training for government, schools, universities, companies, NGOs, and professional bodies. View solutions
Physical Academy and Online Learning
Serious learning, flexible access.
The Kaduna campus is designed for focused practical sessions, guided labs, and professional cohorts. Online learning extends the same discipline through live classes, interactive sessions, resources, and structured learner support.
- Kaduna campus learning environment
- Live online classes and cohort support
- AI learning in Hausa for wider access
- Custom programmes for special professions
Training in Practice
The work is visible in the room.
Real sessions, active professional cohorts, institutional partnerships, and programme milestones from our growing learning community.
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Participant Engagement
Learning that involves the room.
Live Instruction
Ideas made useful in the room.
Academy Leadership
Leading from the front.
Institutional Partnership
Capacity building, delivered together.
Cohort Scale
A room built around shared progress.
Cohort Celebration
Progress worth marking.
Programme Completion
Learning carried forward.
Success Stories
A teacher redesigns lesson planning and assessment feedback. A civil servant drafts clearer public memos. A founder turns scattered operations into repeatable workflows. RTS measures success by professional improvement.
News and Insights
The Academy publishes practical guidance on AI literacy, responsible adoption, Nigerian workplace readiness, institutional training, and profession-specific use cases.
Special Learning Requests
When a profession is not listed, RTS collects the profession, industry, challenges, and objectives so new programmes can be shaped around real market demand.
Great education changes careers.RTS AI Academy
Exceptional education transforms nations.
Practical AI. Professional Growth. Real Impact.
Your profession deserves AI capability. Start here.
Begin RegistrationAbout RTS AI Academy
Designed to build Nigeria's next generation of AI-capable professionals.
RTS AI Academy turns artificial intelligence from a distant technology topic into practical professional capability.
Our Story
RTS AI Academy was created as the education arm of RTS to serve learners and institutions that need more than tool demonstrations. The Academy responds to a clear national need: professionals must understand AI well enough to improve their work, protect their judgment, and compete in a changing economy.
Its flagship campus in Kaduna anchors a wider learning system that can serve students, NYSC members, teachers, lecturers, civil servants, entrepreneurs, SMEs, NGOs, corporate organizations, government institutions, and executives.
Founding Charter
- Build AI-capable professionals, not passive tool users.
- Make AI education practical, ethical, and professionally relevant.
- Design learning pathways for Nigeria's public, private, academic, and civic sectors.
- Grow an African institution with global standards and local intelligence.
Vision
To become one of Africa's leading institutions for professional AI education.
Mission
To equip professionals and institutions with practical, responsible, and field-specific AI capability.
Institutional Affiliations & Training
MIT Professional Education
MITx / edX
University of the People
University of Ibadan
Meet the Founder
Samuel Ateh Stephen
Founder, RTS AI Academy
Software Developer • AI Engineer • Technology Strategist
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science University of the People
- Diploma in Psychology University of Ibadan
Professional Development
- AI Strategies and Roadmap: Systems Engineering Approach to AI Development and Deployment MIT Professional Education
- MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science MITx / edX
Areas of Expertise
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Digital Transformation
AI Strategy
AI for Workplace Productivity
AI Research
Professional Capacity Building
Professional Experience
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Founder RTS AI Academy
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CEO Realist Universal Concepts Ltd.
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AI Capacity Building Facilitator
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Software Engineering & Digital Transformation Professional
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Designer of profession-focused AI learning programmes For education, government, business, and industry
“We don't teach people to use AI. We teach people to use AI to solve real problems.
Samuel Ateh Stephen Founder, RTS AI Academy
Leadership and Educational Philosophy
Led like an institution, taught like a professional studio.
Academy Directorate
Sets standards for learner experience, curriculum quality, institutional partnerships, and long-term academy growth.
Programme Faculty
Translates AI into practical professional routines, projects, templates, and decision frameworks.
Advisory Network
Connects the Academy to education, public administration, business, technology, development, and leadership needs.
Professional Relevance
Every module answers a workplace need.
Responsible Use
Learners understand safety, verification, privacy, and accountability.
Practical Excellence
Learning moves from concept to demonstrable project work.
Nigerian Context
Examples and problems reflect local institutions, businesses, and communities.
Join the Conversation
Connect with Nigeria's AI Professionals
Get real-time updates on new cohorts, free AI webinars, practical prompt guides, and peer discussion. Be part of a growing network shaping the future of work.
Join WhatsApp CommunityProgramme Explorer
Find the AI pathway built for your profession.
Each programme includes an overview, intended audience, problems solved, modules, learning outcomes, projects, duration, delivery mode, tuition fee, certificate, and professional benefits.
Physical Academy and Online Learning
Kaduna campus discipline with nationwide access.
The Academy combines in-person practical learning with live online cohorts, Hausa-supported learning, and structured learner support.
Kaduna Campus
A practical learning environment for professionals.
The physical academy is designed for short intensive cohorts, hands-on labs, guided practice, and professional networking. Class sessions focus on applied work: drafting, analysis, research, presentations, project design, and responsible decision-making.
Facilities: learning lab, facilitator-led instruction, collaborative work tables, presentation screen, and guided practice sessions.
Class experience: short lessons, live demonstrations, supervised exercises, peer review, and capstone development.
Live Online Classes
Structured live sessions for learners who need remote access without losing direct teaching and cohort accountability.
Interactive Sessions
Facilitators review prompts, workflows, drafts, decisions, and learner projects in real time.
Learning Support
Resources, templates, guided assignments, and project feedback help learners translate training into professional use.
Learn AI in Hausa
AI education should meet professionals in the language that helps them learn with confidence.
The Hausa-supported pathway introduces AI literacy, prompt discipline, everyday productivity, responsible use, and professional application with language access that respects the learner's context.
Best for
- Teachers and community educators
- Small business owners and traders
- Public sector teams
- Faith and community leaders
- Adult learners beginning their AI journey
Executive Education
AI leadership for decision-makers who cannot delegate understanding.
Premium briefings and workshops for executives, institutional leaders, boards, senior public officials, and founders.
Designed for high-responsibility leaders.
Executive education focuses on strategic literacy, governance, productivity, institutional readiness, policy impact, risk, talent, and transformation roadmaps. Leaders leave with language, frameworks, and decisions they can use immediately.
Executive Experience
- Half-day and full-day executive briefings
- AI governance and responsible adoption workshops
- Sector-specific strategy labs
- Board and leadership retreat formats
- Private institutional readiness assessment
Executive Leadership
How AI changes strategy, operations, communication, decision-making, and workforce expectations.
Public Leadership
How senior officials can support accountable, citizen-centered, AI-assisted service delivery.
Institutional Readiness
How to evaluate data, staff capability, risks, governance, workflows, and adoption priorities.
Corporate and Institutional Training
Custom AI capacity building for organizations that need measurable improvement.
RTS designs practical AI programmes for government, schools, universities, companies, NGOs, professional bodies, and development institutions.
Institutional Solutions
Training shaped around real work, not generic lectures.
Each engagement begins with objectives and role mapping, then moves into tailored modules, practical exercises, supervised projects, and leadership reporting.
- Government ministries, departments, and agencies
- Schools, universities, and training institutions
- Companies, SMEs, and professional service firms
- NGOs, development agencies, and professional bodies
Special Learning Requests
Don't see your profession? Request a custom AI programme.
RTS uses professional requests to identify new learning needs, create future programmes, and respond to sectors that need AI capability but are not yet served by standard tracks.
Admissions
A clear path from interest to enrolment.
Registration is designed to confirm fit, recommend the right programme, and prepare each learner for practical participation.
Registration Process
- Choose a professional track or request guidance.
- Select your preferred learning mode and schedule.
- Submit your registration interest and learning context.
- Receive programme fit confirmation and cohort options.
- Complete payment and onboarding requirements.
- Join orientation, classes, exercises, and project work.
Requirements
Basic digital literacy, access to a smartphone or computer, willingness to complete practical assignments, and a professional or academic context where AI can be applied responsibly.
Calendar and Fees
Cohort dates and fees are issued by programme type after track selection. Institutional training is quoted after objectives, audience size, delivery mode, and project scope are confirmed.
Pioneer Cohort Admissions
Starting August 1, 2026
AI Essentials (3 Weeks)
₦20,000 Online / ₦30,000 Physical
Professional Certificate (6 Weeks)
₦50,000 Online / ₦65,000 Physical
Tuition Bank Details
Bank: Zenith Bank
Account Name: Realist Universal Concepts Ltd
Account Number: 1312572511
Applications take 5–8 minutes. Your admission seat is officially reserved once your form and payment are verified.
FAQs
Common questions from learners and institutions.
Do I need technical experience?
No. The foundations pathway is built for professionals who need practical AI capability before any technical specialization.
Do programmes include certificates?
Yes. Learners who complete attendance, exercises, and practical projects receive an RTS AI Academy Professional Certificate.
Can organizations train a whole team?
Yes. RTS creates institutional cohorts with role mapping, custom modules, practical projects, and management reporting.
Is Hausa-supported learning available?
Yes. The Hausa pathway supports learners who need AI concepts explained with local language access and practical examples.
Can I choose weekday or weekend classes?
Yes. Most programmes offer both weekday and weekend options. You can select your preferred schedule during registration, and both physical and live online learning modes are available.
Is the online programme the same quality as physical?
Yes. Online learners receive the same curriculum, the same practical exercises, the same facilitator guidance, and the same certificate requirements. There is no difference in learning standards.
Resources and Insights
Practical materials for serious AI learners.
Resources are designed to help professionals move from curiosity to better work habits.
Prompt Library
Starter prompts for research, lesson planning, policy drafting, customer communication, business analysis, and professional writing.
DownloadAI Readiness Checklist
A concise checklist for learners and institutions preparing for responsible AI adoption.
DownloadCustom Programme Brief
A structured brief organizations can use before requesting institutional training.
DownloadVideo Learning Themes
Short learning topics prepared for future recorded lessons: AI literacy, prompt strategy, responsible AI, and field-specific workflows.
Request accessNews and Insights
Professional AI ideas for Nigeria's working reality.
Educational Article
Why AI literacy now belongs in every professional curriculum
AI literacy is becoming a basic workplace skill because it changes how people research, communicate, analyze, plan, and deliver services.Industry Insight
AI capacity building for public institutions
Government teams need responsible AI frameworks that improve drafting, service communication, reporting, and policy support without weakening accountability.Academy Update
Building profession-specific pathways
RTS expands tracks by listening to learners, employers, institutions, and communities that need AI education matched to their work.Training in Practice
See practical learning in motion.
A record of facilitator-led sessions, engaged professional cohorts, institutional partnerships, and programme milestones across Nigeria.
01 / Participant engagement
Learning works when the room participates.
Our strongest sessions are active, human, and responsive. Participants question, discuss, practise, and connect new ideas to the work they already do.
- Format
- Facilitator-led
- Setting
- Professional cohort
- Focus
- Practical application
From the Training Floor
People, practice, and completed programmes.
Selected moments from live instruction, partner engagements, cohort learning, and programme completion.
Samuel Ateh Stephen addresses a professional learning session.
Participants follow a practical demonstration during a partner programme.
A facilitator contributes to a youth and development engagement.
Professionals gather for a large-format learning session at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Participants celebrate a completed professional development programme.
A certificate cohort closes its programme together.
Contact
Talk to RTS AI Academy about learning, cohorts, or institutional training.
Use the enquiry form for admissions, corporate training, custom programmes, Hausa-supported learning, and campus visits.
Kaduna Campus
RTS AI Academy serves learners through its Kaduna campus, live online classes, and institutional engagements across Nigeria.
Kaduna, Nigeria
RTS AI Academy
Admissions: registration, cohort fit, and learner onboarding.
Institutions: team training, executive education, and custom AI programmes.
WhatsApp Support: +234 913 277 3924 (Direct chat for support and inquiries)