Technologies have become the fulcrum of knowledge economy in the 21st century, be it in advertising, public relations or any other form of marketing communications. It is no longer the issue whether the university should be in the marketplace but the trajectory is the degree of interface between town and gown, if the university, particularly in Nigeria would continue to play its role in propelling a knowledge economy with every sector gravitating towards artificial intelligence advertising education ought not to be left out. Advertising (ad) law and practice in Nigeria lay emphasise on employing graduates of mass communication and allied fields. Consequently, it is expected that advertising graduates would be equipped with artificial intelligence knowledge and skill required in advertising practice in the emerging knowledge economy in Nigeria. Advertising graduates from Nigerian universities are expected to be global players in marketing communications. The thrust of being global players is based on the current collaboration between National Universities Commission, (NUC) Nigeria universities, and Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) in development of new curriculum for advertising degree programme in Nigeria which takes off soon. A content analysis of the new advertising curriculum in the Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) reveals that there are no courses on artificial intelligence (AI) in the advertising programme curriculum. Also it shows that advertising educators in Nigeria, NUC, and ARCON are yet to realise that AI is the new driver of ad practice in present knowledge economy globally. The CCMAS should be reviewed to incorporate AI in advertising education and all communications education in Nigeria.