Is Nigeria's Proposed Homegrown Nigerium Blockchain Key to its Data Sovereignty?

Update: 2024-08-09

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To enhance Nigeria's digital independence, the country's National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is considering creating an indigenous blockchain, dubbed "Nigerium," as a domestic alternative for data security to reduce reliance on foreign technology and set the West African nation at the forefront of the global tech scene.

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