Young Innovators of Nigeria (YIN) is taking registrations for the third cohort of its free AI bootcamp, a two-day online programme aimed at 2,000 young Nigerians. It runs on October 12 and 13, 2026, and costs nothing to join. According to the registration form, sessions start at 7:00 p.m. each evening, which makes it workable for people with classes or day jobs, though the flyer itself does not state a time.
The curriculum is built around things a beginner can finish in a weekend rather than theory. Participants are promised practical sessions on designing a website without writing code, generating songs with AI, building AI-powered chatbots for real-life use, and finding AI tools that improve productivity and creativity. The registration form mentions the website design, music generation and other AI tools, but not chatbots specifically, so the chatbot session is worth confirming with the organisers when you register. YIN says the bootcamp is open to students, creators, entrepreneurs and anyone curious about AI, and warns that slots are limited.
Registration takes a few minutes. The form asks for your email address, full name, WhatsApp number, state of residence, your current AI knowledge level from beginner to advanced, and whether you have taken part in YIN programmes before. Submitting it leads to a WhatsApp group where bootcamp details and learning resources are shared. You can register here: Register for the AI Bootcamp. More about the organisation is at yinigeria.com.ng.
It is fair to know who is running it. YIN’s website describes it as an organisation that trains young tech talent and founders, led by Executive Secretary Joy Buba, with programmes that include the Technology Ecosystem Dialogue Summit, the HerDigital Pathways Academy, a World Bank-linked IDEAS programme, work with the federal 3 Million Technical Talent initiative and a Google DeepTech cohort. It reports reaching more than 30,000 young innovators. Those figures come from YIN itself, and this newsroom could not find independent coverage confirming them or reporting on the first two bootcamp cohorts, so treat them as the organisation’s own account. A short, free, online course carries little risk for a participant, but anyone planning to rely on it for more than an introduction should look at what past attendees say.
A weekend bootcamp will not turn anyone into an AI engineer, and it is not meant to. What it can do is give first-time users hands-on practice with tools they will meet at work and in business, which is the gap most short programmes of this kind aim to close. If you register, use the knowledge-level question honestly, join the WhatsApp group early, and plan to build something small during the sessions so you leave with a project rather than notes.
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