President Muhammadu Buhari has implored the security institutions in the country to take advantage of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology for Nigeria’s Digital Economy.
The president spoke at the presentation of the national policy on 5G, approved at the Federal Executive Council meeting.
He said the Federal Government would take full advantage of the opportunities provided by 5G for the economy, security, and well-being of the nation.
Buhari also allayed fears over the health safety of 5G, affirming that such issues have been ”effectively addressed” in developing a Policy that suits the country.
While speaking on the benefits of the technology, the President noted that it can support virtually every sector of the economy, including enhanced connectivity, improved healthcare, support education while fostering smart cities and boosting agriculture, among other advantages.
He said: ”It will also support security institutions with real-time communication.
”5G technology is significantly faster than earlier digital technologies and it provides near real-time communication. This can play a key role in boosting our efforts towards enhancing security across the nation.
”It will enable our security institutions to effectively deploy robotics, autonomous vehicles, augmented and virtual reality to address any security challenges that we face.”
He, however, ordered the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, to supervise the implementation of the Policy, being done by the Nigerian Communications Commission with the support of other government institutions.
