By Sylvester Thompson
Mr Mohammed Abdullahi, Minister of State for Science and Technology, has advocated implementation of the policies of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to fast track Nigerias industrialisation.
The Minister made the call at the Opening Ceremony of a three-day capacity building workshop on Tuesday in Abuja.
Mohamed expressed optimism that with such meticulous implementation, Nigeria would become one of the most industrialised nations of the world.
He said that the progress in the STI sector in the last eight years was due to policy implementation in areas such as solar technology, road research, biotechnology capacity development and many other crucial areas.
The minister stressed the need for the country to develop a bank and financial institution primarily for the purpose of funding Research and Development in STI area.
To mitigate against the challenge of funding, the Ministry is strongly advocating the establishment of Research and Development (R