Adopt Nigerian technology, Onu advocates

As part of efforts in returning the country to the path of economic growth and development, the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has urged the indigenous and foreign industries operating in the country to embrace locally fabricated technology.

Dr. Onu made the call at the inauguration of the Committee on the Commercialization of Research and Development results, Inventions and Innovations in Abuja.

He noted that there was the need for a new generation of Nigerian businessmen and entrepreneurs, who will depend on indigenous technology and Innovation, in order to fast track economic development.

He stated that the country economy should be primarily driven by indigenous business men and women, in order to ensure national security and economic transformation.