Image Recognition
James Emejo in AbujaThe Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, yesterday said the federal government would commence installation of facial recognition technology at major airports in the country. He said as part of pre-requisites for the processing of the facial recognition system, he would be leading the ambassador and the team on a site survey visit to Lagos and Abuja Airports for necessary assessments. He also pleaded for the understanding and cooperation of all relevant stakeholders that would make the proposal a reality, assuring that facial recognition had proven to be effective globally, in securing airports. However, Kazuyoshi, in his remarks, explained that the use of advanced technology like facial recognition system would ensure that security threats were reduced in and around Nigerian airports. He also assured that it was practically impossible to compromise security issues with the use of facial recognition technology.