Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu has commended the efforts of Israel’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Yotam Kreiman, for their commitment in supporting Innovative Nigerian Youths in transforming their ideas to inventions that will drive inclusive and viable industrialization in Nigeria and Africa in general.
The minister who represented the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osibanjo said this at the “ 2020/21 Grand Finale Event Exhibition programme” held on Thursday, in Abuja.
The minister further stated that the initiative was created through the partnership with Embassy of Isreal, “Skill G Innovation center” and the Nigerian Government to establish an ecosystem of innovation aimed at identifying potential, as well as prospects and successes that will help to transform Nigerian economy from resource-based to knowledge-based economy.
He further said that hard work, creativity and commitment on the part of the participants, experts and partners who had played a key role in bringing innovative ideas to reality, shall go a long way in sustaining the nation’s economy.
The minister said that Federal government was willing and ready to support anyone who was ready to show interest in areas of innovation that would transform the nation into knowledge-based economy.
Onu commended the Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria for sharing their knowledge of innovation, stressing that the relationship between the countries should continue to grow from strength to strength.
He congratulated the 21 youths selected out of 100 participants to use the knowledge acquired in ‘I’- Fair 2020/21 Innovation in transforming the ideas into inventions.
He further stated that FMST woulf play a very important role in making sure that the country realized this “I Fair Innovation” by partnering the Israeli’s.
Read him: “The problems we see today concerning our country, should not scare us, our goal is to work hard to make sure Nigeria become a great nation, in the future.”
Earlier, the Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria, Mr Yotam Kreiman, assured the Minister that they were committed to supporting innovative Nigerian Youths in transforming their ideas to inventions that would drive inclusive and viable industrialization in Africa.
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