President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the technology and innovation gap between Nigeria and the developed world. He however said the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) was strategically positioned to fill the gap.
Mr President in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled “President Buhari directs NASENI to bridge gaps in COVID-19 research, technology,” added that in order to realise its full potential, NASENI must be empowered through the provision of adequate financial, human and material resources and be given the autonomy and independence to forge international partnerships to acquire the relevant technologies for socio-economic and industrial advancement of the country.
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