Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation has advocated the need to apply nuclear science to solve the perennial electricity challenge confronting the country.
Onu,who gave the suggestion in Abuja when members of African Atomic Energy liaison Officers paid him a visit in his office, Nigeria was interested in nuclear science to tackle some of the challenges facing the country in the area of electricity supply and industrialisation drive .
According to him,nuclear science is very crucial for national development, especially in the areas of health, agriculture, security and education.
He added that Africa, being the second largest continent in the world, needs to pay more attention to the application of science, technology and innovation in order to meet up with other developed countries.
Onu disclosed that the Ministry through some of its policies is leading the transformation of the country’s economy from commodity to knowledge- based, so as to add value to the nation’s natural resources and reduce importation in the country.
Speaking,Director, Technical Cooperation Department of International Atomic Energy, Vienna Austria, Shaukat Abdulrazak, said that nuclear science plays a pivotal role in the development of any nation.
He further added that countries that have advanced globally embrace Science, Technology and Innovation for socio- economic development.
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