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The goal of this policy is to place Nigeria as a leader in the IT sector in Africa, by ensuring the adoption of IT in the education sector, creation of wealth, poverty reduction, job creation, and global competition.
The overall goal of the policy is to ensure an adequate supply of electricity to meet the need of Nigerians by modernizing and expanding the coverage of electricity supply. The policy was divided into short-term (3-5 years) and long term (5-plus years) goals and aimed to ensure efficiency in the electricity market and a sound regulatory framework for the development of the electricity industry.
Barytes is used in oil drilling by oil exploration companies. This policy was developed by the government to ensure orderly and economic exploration, processing, usage and export of barytes in Nigeria. The policy is divided into four key sections namely: policies on the endowment of barytes resources in Nigeria; training, research and technology on the development of barytes; policies to ensure financial support for the development of barytes; relevant laws and regulation for barytes exploration; and environmental policies related to barytes development.