Buhari returns to UK for medical, promises vibrant space sector

President Muhammadu Buhari, will today, depart Abuja for London to honour a medical appointment.

A presidential statement said he will be back in the country in the second week of July.

BESIDES, the Nigerian leader has renewed his commitment to the development of the space sector, describing it as the foundation of cyber security and a vibrant digital economy.

He made the pledge yesterday during a meeting with members of the National Space Council of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) at the State House, Abuja.

Consequently, the President ordered the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, to submit to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for consideration and approval “a revised 25-year roadmap for the implementation of the National Space Policy.”