The Minister of Science and Technology, Abdu Bulama, Monday, said Nigeria, in a bid to hasten the pace of socio-economic development, would launch its first “made-in-Nigeria” satellite by 2018.

Mr. Bulama said in Abuja that science and technology would fast track the Federal Government’s transformation agenda and sustain the growth of national economy.
“The African economy, I believe in the last couple of years, has shown a remarkable sign of growth; but this growth is unfortunately more of community drive, not of the manufacturing sector.
“For this growth to be sustained and for it to be transformed into a real national transformation agenda for the development of the nation it must be productivity-based; productivity aspect must come in.
“And the only way you can do that is to develop your time and technology, to apply science and technology in your economy.
“Such that the economy, while growing, the productivity of the manufacturer will have played a key role. This is what is happening in developed societies”.

The minister said the ministry would play role of an effective strategist and coordinator of all the research and development activities in the country.
“By this, Nigeria in the nearest future will be an acknowledged member of the fast developing scientific and technologically progressive nations of the world”, he said.

He said the ministry had excelled in the production of made -in-Nigeria tricycles, curtailing of trypanosomiasis, design and fabrication of interlocking blocks and launching of road safety guidelines among others.
Mr. Bulama added that the effort to partner international bodies to complete the science and technology park at SHESTCO was on-going.

(NAN)

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Na who manufacture the satellite, anyway it's a good development for we naija.

Good News. A welcome development.

Ok

this is a welcome development but it depend on the type of satellite, the effectiveness and durability and most of all accessment and maintenance

again? another white elephant project at hand. the foreign launched one no see anything before it got out of space. shay this locally launched one go come work? abi na d one way jona go dey take hand rotate dey ask patience shay e Don show? patience: e Neva show o.

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE....The foreign one got missing in space, I just hope the "locally made" one doesn't.

Hahahahahahaha....This Jonathan is a huge Joke! Who is this minister and who was the id.iot that appointed him to be minister? Is it the man they call clueless? Nigerian made satellites when Boko Haram is killing our country? Common!

-CramJones

some say good luck till 2018
hin dey find satelite to block all of una head make hin turn mandela

Okay

We are waiting...

cramjones:
Hahahahahahaha....This Jonathan is a huge Joke! Who is this minister and who was the id.iot that appointed him to be minister? Is it the man they call clueless? Nigerian made satellites when Boko Haram is killing our country? Common!

-CramJones

OK. They are all clueless. Can you please give them some clues and a comprehensive plan on how to act on those clues? Or are you only good at criticism?

No till the world end.


This "To" is becoming boring.

We want to hear have launched not to......

Please someone should wake me up when this government starts talking about Development in Present Tense.

Haaaaa!!! Won fe gan mo na abi? Ok ooi

A nice development i know some people will say why partnership or 2018 but Nigeria is a Third World Country you don't expect us to be Independent Instantly. Kudos to our great Scientist

Sweetcollins:
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Prince202020:
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by their fruit,we shall know them

may God destroy Islam and APC in Jesus name amen

Haha..2018 dey will cum up with another reason why it won't happen until 2050

i see

yinmu

Mtshewwww! Where is the last one we launched and how has it aided the 'socio-economic' development of the country.

These people speak big grammar and think they can deceive everybody. There was even another one that was commissioned. They later told us it disappeared from the skies. And we are talking about billions of dollars.. JUST LIKE THAT.

Okay, maybe this one will help us locate the chibok girls boko haram is using to bomb innocent people. Dullards!

the road to sucess very narrow..only if you know what i mean??

Nigeria iz a Dreamer


They talk bout the future like they ve some sort of integrity

There are more important things.

What happened to Vision 20/20 by the way?

Ok i get it 2018 or 2080

Frankmishael:
may God destroy Islam and APC in Jesus name amen

Have you ever heard of the Cartoon "Grim adventures of Billy and Mandy"?? You sound just like Billy. Go find out what he has inside his head.

Have a nice day.

No need of reading it @ op. Because its a lie and impossible