President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) technology for Nigeria’s Digital Economy.
The President also directed all security institutions to immediately leverage the new technology to enhance security in the country.
He said the Federal Government will take full advantage of the opportunities provided by5G for the economy, security and well-being of the nation.
He spoke at the presentation of the national policy on 5G, approved at the Federal Executive Council meeting.
In other news, the 2021 corruption perception index by Transparency International has been released globally.
And Nigeria has falling back by one point after being placed at 154 out of 180 countries studied methodologically.
The results as released by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, TI’s representative in Nigeria, on Tuesday, in Abuja, revealed that Nigeria scored 24 out of 100 points in the 2021 CPI, falling back one point compared to the 2020 CPI.
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