\n
\u00a0In a strategic move to position Nigeria as a global innovation hub and achieve a trillion-dollar economy within the next decade, Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the Interministerial Committee on Research and Innovation. The inauguration ceremony took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.<\/p>\n
Speaking during the event, Vice President Shettima emphasized the committee\u2019s mandate to champion food security, energy sufficiency, and a reduction in the country\u2019s dependence on imports. He noted that the initiative is a critical component of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s broader vision to harness both intellectual and financial capital to propel Nigeria\u2019s economic transformation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not merely the inauguration of a committee,\u201d the Vice President said, \u201cbut the activation of a bold mission: to build Nigeria into an innovation-driven, trillion-dollar economy within a decade. The future we desire is not something we inherit; it is something we build.\u201d<\/p>\n
The committee, composed of key stakeholders across various ministries and sectors, is expected to drive policy formulation and implementation in research, technology, and innovation.<\/p>\n
Adding to the conversation, Maule Usman, a policy advocate, applauded the initiative, describing it as a necessary shift toward economic diversification.<\/p>\n
\u201cMashaa Allah, dynamism and innovation are key features of technological development for economic advancement and growth,\u201d Usman stated. \u201cA paradigm shift in this direction will diversify the revenue sources of the government and reduce overreliance on oil income sources.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Interministerial Committee is expected to play a central role in shaping Nigeria\u2019s innovation landscape, promoting homegrown solutions, and unlocking opportunities for sustainable development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00a0In a strategic move to position Nigeria as a global innovation hub and achieve a trillion-dollar economy within the next decade, Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the Interministerial Committee on Research and Innovation. The inauguration ceremony took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking during the event, Vice President Shettima emphasized the committee\u2019s mandate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,346,366],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-culture","category-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28011"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28016,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28011\/revisions\/28016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}