Tag: Ogbonnaya Onu
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FG inaugurates National Steering Committee on Development of Nanotechnology
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST) on Tuesday inaugurated National Steering Committee on Nanotechnology development to produce policy that would guide Nanotechnology operation in the country. The FMST Minister, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu said the committee would need to engage in aggressive public awareness on Nanotechnology in all states of the Federation. Nanotechnology is…
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FG to establish science centres in 6 geo-political zones – Minister
The Federal Government on Friday said it concluded plans to establish science centres in the six geo-political zones of the country. The Minister for Science and Technology, Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, disclosed this on Friday after assessing the Assumpta Science Centre located at Ofekata Orodo in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo. Onu said the move…
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Nigeria, Iran seek partnership in technology
The Nigerian Government and its Iranian counterpart on Thursday expressed their willingness to strengthen partnership in technology. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, and the Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Morteza Zarchi, made the commitment when Zarchi paid a courtesy visit to minister in Abuja. Onu expressed Nigeria’s desire to consolidate relationship…
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Sci-tech will make Nigeria 9th largest economy in the world – Minister
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has said if science and technology (Sci-tech) is exploited and harnessed, could result to achieving the projection of Nigeria as the 9th largest economy in the world. The Minister stated this on Wednesday after his Ministry had presented the 2017 to 2030 Science and Technology Roadmap…
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Elections: Science Ministry develops indigenous e-voting machine
Indigenous Electronic-Voting Machine produced by the Ministry of Science and Technology will address challenges of electoral process in the country. Dr Ogbonnaya Onu made this known when he received prototype of the NASENI Solar-powered e-Voting Machine presented to him by Prof. Sani Haruna, the Executive Vice Chairman, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI).…
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‘Come home and be billionaires’ FG tells Diaspora Nigerians
The Federal Government has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to return home and seize the various economic opportunities to make billions of naira. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu made the call at an investment forum organised in New York by his ministry for Nigerians in the U.S. Onu explained that…