By Chioma Obinagwam
In an effort to develop a National Space Strategy for Nigeria, the Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, and his counterpart, the Minister of Innovation, Science & Technology, Uche Nnaji, met to discuss modalities.
Confiance News learnt from the official X handle of Tijani at the weekend.
He said: “A very useful meeting with my colleague, Chief Uche Nnaji, Hon. Minister of Innovation, Science & Technology earlier today to discuss the development of a National Space Strategy for Nigeria. We are both aligned on the need for a properly defined document on Nigeria’s position on the sector. To deliver this, a committee with representation from all the relevant agencies from both our ministries and other related government stakeholders is being set up to craft the approach to making this a reality.”
He added that their approach to the establishment of the National Artificial Intelligence Trust, which was recently approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) was deliberated on.
“By the terms of the approval, the Hon. Minister of Innovation, Science & Technology will be a part of the Trust and I am looking forward to working with him to actualise the launch of the National AI Trust very shortly,” Bosun disclosed.
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