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AI Training Jobs in Nigeria
1,472 open AI training roles accept applicants in Nigeria right now, on 33 platforms. They typically pay $35 to $150 an hour. Mostly remote work, pulled live from each platform's job board every hour.
Live remote roles you can apply to from Nigeria
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Education Practitioner - Learning & Assessment Specialist (opens the job details)
micro1 · Domain Experts · Remote· todayDetails
$90–$130/hr
$20–$30/hr

Image/Video Annotator (opens the job details)
Turing · Data Annotation · Remote· 11mo agoDetails

English Transcribers for AI Training (opens the job details)
Babel Audio · Transcription & Audio · Remote· 1y+ agoDetails
up to $160/audio hr
Healthcare & Medical Expert (opens the job details)
Anyone AI · Domain Experts · Remote· 4w agoDetails
$30–$60/hr
English Voice Recording (opens the job details)
micro1 · Transcription & Audio · Remote· 3w agoDetails
$20–$70/hr

Machine Learning Engineering - Remote Contract Engagement (opens the job details)
Fleet AI · Agentic & RL Envs · Remote· 1d agoDetails
Starting at $100 USD/hr
AI Training Specialist - Data Annotation Expert (opens the job details)
Rise Data Labs · Data Annotation · Remote· 1y+ agoDetails
$15–$45/hr

Image Description Specialist (opens the job details)
Alignerr · Data Annotation · Remote· today
$40–$120/hr
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Which AI training platforms take applicants in Nigeria
33 platforms have roles open to Nigeria on their job boards right now, and 8 say on their own pages or records that they do not take people there. Pay is measured from each platform's roles open here; payment methods come from its own payment terms.Ordered by what applying is worth, lifted by a referral boost for the platforms that pay us a referral fee; it never changes what a platform pays you.
- Typical pay here $30-$145/hrPays through Stripe, PayPal
- Typical pay here $50-$120/hrPays through Stripe, Wise
- Pays through Stripe, Dots
- Typical pay here $50-$185/hrPays through Deel
- Typical pay here $2-$40/hrPays through Hyperwallet, bank transfer
- Pays through Payoneer, PayPal, Tipalti, bank transfer
- Typical pay here $30-$45/hrPays through Dots, bank transfer, PayPal, Payoneer, Airtm
- Pays through Wise, Stripe
- Pays through PayPal, Airtm
- Remotasks shut down in Nigeria in March 2024; its owner Scale AI said it was discontinued in some locations because of enhanced security protocols. Rest of World, 28 Mar 2024.
- Typical pay here $45-$100/hrPays through bank transfer, Trolley
- Pays through Deel
Not open to Nigeria right now
Platforms whose own page or record rules Nigeria out, and platforms with no role open to Nigeria today.
AfterQueryDoes not take applicants in Nigeria
Pays through Stripe, bank transfer- AfterQuery cannot pay bank accounts in Nigeria. It pays only through Stripe, and its payment countries page leaves Nigeria off the countries it can pay. AfterQuery's own page, read 1 Nov 2026.
Handshake AIDoes not take applicants in Nigeria
Pays through Stripe- Handshake AI takes workers only in the United States. Handshake AI profile.
DataAnnotationDoes not take applicants in Nigeria
Pays through PayPal- DataAnnotation takes workers only in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States. DataAnnotation profile.
- Prolific does not take on people living in Nigeria. Its help centre lists the countries it takes participants from, and people anywhere else can only join its waitlist. Prolific's own page, read 4 Nov 2026.
Outlier (Scale AI)Does not take applicants in Nigeria
Pays through PayPal, Airtm, bank transfer- Outlier (Scale AI) does not take on people located in Nigeria. Its working guidelines list the countries you may work on it from, and Nigeria is not one of them. Outlier (Scale AI)'s own page, read 8 Nov 2026.
AnthropicDoes not take applicants in Nigeria
- Anthropic takes workers only in the United States. Anthropic profile.
HeadwayDoes not take applicants in Nigeria
- Headway takes workers only in the United States. Headway profile.
AITraining.jobs projectsDoes not take applicants in Nigeria
- AITraining.jobs projects takes workers only in the United States. AITraining.jobs projects profile.
- Pays through Payoneer, Tipalti, PayPal
Volga PartnersNone of its 61 open roles accept Nigeria right now
Lifted (Upwork)None of its 45 open roles accept Nigeria right now
Sovrano AINone of its 39 open roles accept Nigeria right now
Pays through Deel
TransPerfect DataForceNone of its 39 open roles accept Nigeria right now
Pays through PayPal, bank transfer, Western Union- Pays through bank transfer
- Pays through bank transfer
xAI (SpaceXAI)None of its 15 open roles accept Nigeria right now
Scale AI Human Frontier CollectiveNone of its 10 open roles accept Nigeria right now
Mistral AINone of its 2 open roles accept Nigeria right now
Edison ScientificNone of its 1 open roles accept Nigeria right now
EvolutionIQNone of its 1 open roles accept Nigeria right now
Inworld AINone of its 1 open roles accept Nigeria right now
PointClickCareNone of its 1 open roles accept Nigeria right now
Snorkel AI Expert CommunityNone of its 1 open roles accept Nigeria right now
What AI training jobs pay in Nigeria
Typical pay for the roles open to applicants in Nigeria is $35 to $150 an hour, with a median of $50 an hour. It is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each advertised range) to the 90th-percentile advertised ceiling, measured over the 1,197 roles that state a rate.
Rates are posted in US dollars, and some platforms quote a rate for US-based workers or vary it by location, so check each posting.
Roles in local languages
Platforms hire native speakers to write, rate and check AI answers in their own language. Open roles right now:
Getting paid from Nigeria
- Bank transfer: Babel Audio, Welo Data, OneForma, Appen, TELUS Digital AI, OpenTrain AI, RWS TrainAI Community, Turing and Claru
- Stripe: RemoExperts, Aligned Labs, Alignerr, Mercor, Weekday, Pila8, Pasiflora AI, Braintrust and OpenTrain AI
- PayPal: Babel Audio, Surge AI, Alignerr, OneForma, Appen, Remotasks, TELUS Digital AI and RWS TrainAI Community
- Deel: Fleet AI, micro1, Turing and SuperAnnotate (SME)
- Wise: RemoExperts, Mercor, Weekday and Braintrust
- Airtm: Shaip (Collaborate by Shaip), Appen and Remotasks
- Dots: Babel Audio, Pila8 and Appen
- Payoneer: RemoExperts, OneForma and Appen
- Hyperwallet: Welo Data and TELUS Digital AI
- Venmo: Babel Audio and TELUS Digital AI
- Tipalti: OneForma
- Trolley: Claru
Tax, in the platforms' own terms
What the payment terms of the platforms hiring in Nigeria say about tax, from our research on each:
- Babel Audio: You work as a contractor and handle your own taxes.
- Mercor: No tax is withheld. Its tax page still cites a $600 1099-NEC threshold (read 8 Nov 2026); for 2026 payments the IRS threshold is $2,000.
- Pila8: Taxes are yours.
- Turing: You file a W-9 or W-8BEN; no paid leave.
Who looks for this work in Nigeria
Nigeria's row in AI Training Talent: Supply and Demand, our research over 14 Oct 2026 to 10 Nov 2026, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the roles it counts, and each table its place among the others in the report.
People per open role, by country
In which countries do the most people compete for each AI training role open to them?
AI training jobs in Nigeria: common questions
Can you do AI training jobs from Nigeria?
Yes. 1,472 of the 4,417 open AI training roles we track accept applicants in Nigeria right now. 797 are open to workers in any country, and 675 more are open in Nigeria but not in every country. The work is done online, through each platform.
Which AI training platforms hire in Nigeria?
Right now the most roles open to applicants in Nigeria are on Alignerr (339), micro1 (301) and Invisible (191). In all, 33 platforms have roles you can apply to from Nigeria. Each platform's page shows what it pays and how it works.
Which AI training platforms do not work in Nigeria?
AfterQuery cannot pay bank accounts in Nigeria. It pays only through Stripe, and its payment countries page leaves Nigeria off the countries it can pay. Handshake AI takes workers only in the United States. DataAnnotation takes workers only in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States. Prolific does not take on people living in Nigeria. Its help centre lists the countries it takes participants from, and people anywhere else can only join its waitlist. Outlier (Scale AI) does not take on people located in Nigeria. Its working guidelines list the countries you may work on it from, and Nigeria is not one of them. Anthropic takes workers only in the United States. Headway takes workers only in the United States. AITraining.jobs projects takes workers only in the United States. Remotasks shut down in Nigeria in March 2024; its owner Scale AI said it was discontinued in some locations because of enhanced security protocols. Each line comes from the platform's own page or a dated report, listed under Platforms.
Are there AI training jobs in Nigeria for speakers of local languages?
Yes. Open roles right now that mention each language: Yoruba (1), Igbo (1) and Hausa (1). Platforms hire native speakers to write, rate and check AI answers in their own language.
How much do AI training jobs pay in Nigeria?
The roles open to applicants in Nigeria typically pay $35 to $150 an hour, with a median of $50. Each role sets its own rate, usually in US dollars per hour or per task. Some platforms quote their rate for US-based workers or vary it by location, so check the posting before you apply. See live pay by kind of work.
How do AI training platforms pay people in Nigeria?
By the methods each platform names in its own payment terms: bank transfer (Babel Audio, Welo Data, OneForma, Appen, TELUS Digital AI, OpenTrain AI, RWS TrainAI Community, Turing and Claru); Stripe (RemoExperts, Aligned Labs, Alignerr, Mercor, Weekday, Pila8, Pasiflora AI, Braintrust and OpenTrain AI); PayPal (Babel Audio, Surge AI, Alignerr, OneForma, Appen, Remotasks, TELUS Digital AI and RWS TrainAI Community); Deel (Fleet AI, micro1, Turing and SuperAnnotate (SME)); Wise (RemoExperts, Mercor, Weekday and Braintrust). A platform that cannot pay Nigeria is marked under Platforms.
How do I avoid AI training job scams in Nigeria?
Apply through the platform itself: every role here opens the hiring platform's own listing. Genuine platforms do not charge you to apply or to get an account, and buying or renting someone else's account breaks platform rules and can get it removed. To check a message really comes from a platform, see the real web and email addresses each one uses: RemoExperts, Babel Audio, Alignerr, Fleet AI and Perle Labs. The US Federal Trade Commission warned in April 2026 that an unexpected job offer by text is probably a scam.