The minister says President Buhari has given the rebranded ministry the responsibility of overseeing that the innovation agenda of the federal government is achieved.
The federal government has renamed the Ministry of Science and Technology as Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.Daily Trust reported that Mr Onu said the name was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari to bring about a shift in research and development that is industry and services’ demand-driven.The minister said Mr Buhari has given the rebranded ministry the responsibility of overseeing that the innovation agenda of the federal government is achieved.
Mr Onu said the development will help bring about a shift in Research and Development that is industry and services’ demand-driven, resulting in rapid commercialization and ultimately improved global competitiveness ranking of Nigeria. He noted that there had been a missing link with statutory responsibility of the ministry and the change of name would address it.
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