LAGOS — The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has urged African universities to overhaul their curricula and teaching methods in response to artificial intelligence and automation. Delivering the keynote at the University of Lagos International Week, themed 'Re-imagining Pedagogy and Teaching for Higher Education in the 21st Century', she said teaching should focus on critical thinking, creativity, ethical judgement and problem-solving rather than traditional examinations. She noted that AI, climate change, public health threats, migration and geopolitics are changing professions faster than curricula can adapt. UNILAG Vice-Chancellor Prof. Folasade Ogunsola said AI tools are forcing universities to rethink how they teach, assess and certify learning, and listed AI literacy, critical thinking, adaptability, communication and emotional intelligence among the skills employers now want. UNDP Resident Representative in Nigeria, Elsie Gyekyewaa Attafuah, called for reform of student assessment, staff promotion criteria and research funding.