Yes, the
best-selling and most sought after online business news publishers, Tectono
Business Review, got wind of this development when Nigeria’s
Permanent Delegate at UNESCO, Mariam
Katagum, stated it during a visit to the Permanent Secretary, Federal
Ministry of Science and Technology, Winifred
Oyo-Ita, in Abuja.
According to
Mariam Katagum, the federal government is dedicated to strengthening the UNESCO
agenda as a follow up to the resolution of the present administration and also
to support the nation’s science and technology sector.
The UNESCO
permanent delegate stated that the ministry’s failure to sign the agenda before
now was due to the scarcity of funds, adding that the National Scientific Fund
would soon be reinforced, as it will propel the ministry’s activities at
UNESCO.
In her
speech, Winifred Oyo-Ita advised UNESCO to take action that would support the
Ministry in its effort to get the balance of Nigeria-UNESCO self-benefitting
project on STI Policy.
She added: “The existing relationship between the Ministry and UNESCO
has impacted positively on the development of the new Science, Technology and
Innovation Policy especially the flagship project of SHESTCO Silicon Valley
(SSV)\Park among other projects.”
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