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

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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