MINISTER of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu has disclosed that his ministry would need about N180 billion to implement its roadmap for the short term.
He made this disclosure at the weekend during an interactive session with the staff of the ministry in the North-Central Zone on the National Science, Technology and Innovation Road Map (NSTIR 2017-2030).
The minister said the roadmap was in the best interest of the country, adding that the funds would be required for a period of three years with just N60 billion per year.
Unlike other roadmaps that run for four years, the minister said the NSTIR was slated to run for a period of 13 years, 2017-2030 to enable the country utilized its abundant human and material resources to achieve rapid national development.
According to him: “the roadmap is in the best interest of our…
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