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Wahab: Culture of the Environment is Pivotal in Developing Military StrategyNOSDRA Reaffirms Commitment to Transparency, Collaboration in Safeguarding Nigerian EnvironmentNorth-east: Taraba Green House Will Protect Food Security, Settle Hunger Crisis, Says ZulumAfrica’s Security Landscape Demands Dynamic Responses, Says AgwaiSokoto Provides Relief to Victims of Bandit Attacks TFN Inducts 502 Professionals, 93 School Leaders into Fellowship ProgrammeBREAKING: Gunmen Kill Eight NSCDC Personnel, Kidnap Chinese National In Edo StateExport Ban on Shea Nuts: Stakeholders Urge Customs to Effectively Police All Borders2027: There’ll Be No Reason for S’East to Vote against Tinubu, Says APC ChieftainNBA, Enugu and a Conference Like No OtherAbia Moves to Mitigate Health Hazards of Underground Water Contamination in Oil CommunityVarsity Don Urges FG to Review Transport Policy, Reduces Carnage on HighwaysSokoto Reinforces Security Apparatus With New Vehicles, Motorcycles FAAN Urges Early Arrival as Airport Terminal Reconstruction BeginsBREAKING: 28 Persons Infected As Rare Disease Hits Adamawa, Authorities Await DiagnosisTambuwal: Tinubu, APC Destabilising Opposition Parties, Warns Against One-party StateSilent Killer: Experts Sound the Alarm on Hypertension SurgeIndia Oil Corporation Shuns US Crude, Buys 2m Barrels from NigeriaEid El Maulud: Governors, PDP, Wike, First Lady Preach Peace, Seek Nigeria’s ProgressAdeniyi: Nigeria Rallying African Heads of Customs to Clear Trade ObstaclesWanted Sujimoto CEO Pledges to Report to EFCC, Denies AllegationDSS Files Terrorism Charges Against Ansaru Leaders Linked to Kuje Prison BreakRewane: Nigeria’s GDP Will Hit $357bn if Power Supply Moves from 4,500MW to 8,000MWNDLEA Nabs 26 Suspected Traffickers With 41,410.53kg of Illicit Drugs76 Security Personnel Killed In Benue Over Past Year –Govt OfficialEbola Outbreak Reported in DR Congo, Claims 15 LivesFG Mourns Victims of Niger Boat MishapBREAKING: Bandits Abduct Serving Councillor In Southern KadunaReligious Body Seeks Collective Fight Against Corruption in NigeriaSERAP Trains N’Delta Women on Access to JusticeHow Dapo Abiodun is Transforming Ogun With Road ConstructionInsurgency: Ndume Urges Tinubu To Prioritise N’ east in 2026 Budget Nigerian Police Inspector Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Orphan In AbujaKano Corruption Allegations: CSOs Support  EFCC, ICPCLagos Embarks on Statewide Educational Needs Assessment Project to Drive Policy ReformsKaduna Assembly Budgets N5.3Billion For Lawmakers’ Vehicles, Residences —More Than Constituency ProjectsLady, 21, Kills Father of Her Two Kids in DeltaKogi Commissioner Refutes False Debt ClaimsMartha Agba Applauds Gov Otu, Deputy for Successful Northern TourArmed Thugs Allegedly Loyal To Ex-Minister Sylva Invade Bayelsa Community Chiefs Council Meeting, Disrupt ProceedingsSulaiman-Ibrahim Charges Nigerian Women to ‘Arise, Aspire, Ascend’ at Lagos APC SummitRMRDC DG Hails Shea Nuts Ban, Insists Raw Materials Should Not Be Exported Without 30% Value AdditionBauchi Speaker Bags NIM Fellowship for Excellence in GovernanceKnight Frank Spotlights Infrastructure Growth, Market Resilience, Emerging Trends in New Report Appraising Wike: A Candid Political PrognosisDeputy Speaker Kalu, Finance Minister Resolve Indigenous Contractors Crisis With FGJonathan: Nigerian Politics is Full of Traitors, LiarsCBN Replacing Civil Servants with APC Members as LG Accounts’ Signatories, Says Osun ALGONAlausa Clarifies Donation to Teeneagle Winners, Says It’s Personal GiftPolice Summon Ex-Kaduna Gov, El-Rufai, Others for Disturbance of Public PeaceOil Sector in Frenzy after New Report Says Dangote Refinery Petrol Unit May be Out for 3 MonthsKano Corruption Allegations: CSOs Support  EFCC, ICPCAdvisory Services Firm Lauds NNPC on New AppointmentsGiorgio Armani, Iconic Italian Fashion Designer, Dies at 91Police Summon Ex-Kaduna Gov, El-Rufai, Others for Disturbance of Public PeaceBREAKING: Nigerian Police Order Nationwide 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SourcesNigeria’s Non-oil Revenue Rises 40.5% to N20.59trn in Eight MonthsTinubu Orders SGF to Issue Circular on Health Insurance in MDAsImproved Security Will Impact Positively on Cancer Control Efforts, Says Zainabu BaguduUBA, Mastercard Unveil Prepaid Card to Deepen Financial InclusionCourt Orders British Airways to Pay Nigerian Passenger N50m for Breach of ContractTo Curb Sundry Abuses, FCCPC Issues Regulations on Online, Digital Lending PracticesNigeria, Poland Deepen Trade Ties with Inaugural Economic Forum in LagosT2 Seals Another Mega Deal with Knot Solutions to Drive End-to-End Digital TransformationOoni Global Celebration: Ife Monarch to Mark 10 Years of Reign with Pan- African FestivalAt PIC Summit, Alausa, Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Others Push for Removal of Barriers to Gender InclusionEstablishment of Flight Data Centre Commitment to Aviation Safety, Says NCAA BossEU, International IDEA Launch Project to Strengthen Civil Society in NigeriaATCIS Nigeria Kicks against 100% Hike in 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Key policies that shaped Nigeria’s tech industry under Buhari’s 8-year rule 

Without doubt, Buhari’s regime made some positive marks in the Nigerian tech industry. Yet, his tech policy agenda was a paradox—he championed ambitious initiatives like the eNaira, 4G/5G rollout, and the Nigeria Startup Act, yet equally drew criticism for disruptive regulatory crackdowns, including the Twitter and crypto bans.  

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