Nigeria, June 10 -- The Nigerian Government has revealed plans to transform police stations across the country into digital connectivity hubs under Project BRIDGE, an initiative aimed at leveraging connectivity to modernise policing in Nigeria.

Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Bosun Tijani made the disclosure on Tuesday, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the ministry and the Nigeria Police Trust Fund.

The initiative will pave the way for police stations to serve as points of presence on the Project BRIDGE network across the country, Mr Tijani said.

Project BRIDGE is out to achieve nationwide connectivity by extending Nigeria's national fibre backbone from about 30,000 kilometres to...