{"id":4047,"date":"2023-11-26T11:16:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T11:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/space-science-technology-pivotal-to-renewed-hope-agenda-minister-nnaji\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T11:16:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T11:16:33","slug":"space-science-technology-pivotal-to-renewed-hope-agenda-minister-nnaji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/space-science-technology-pivotal-to-renewed-hope-agenda-minister-nnaji\/","title":{"rendered":"Space science, technology pivotal to renewed hope agenda \u2013 Minister, Nnaji"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, says space, science and technology will be crucial to achieving the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Nnaji said this during his maiden visit and facility tour of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said the space agency had strategic roles in harnessing space, science and technology for national development and technological advancement.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the giant strides achieved by the space agency resonated both in the country and in the diaspora and positioned the country as a key player in space exploration and research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe present administration of Renewed Hope for Nigerians will undoubtedly enhance the activities of the agency\u2019s contribution to food security, security of lives, property, wealth creation and provision of employment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpace is the ultimate platform for technological advancement and no nation can develop beyond its space capabilities and space exploration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpace programme is not only for national pride but a significant indicator to Nigeria\u2019s position in the global and economic equation,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that his visit to the space agency was to ensure he got information that would be critical in decision-making towards the attainment of his set objectives.<\/p>\n<p>The minister commended the leadership of the agency for the successes recorded, and the proactive efforts towards sourcing alternative funding through the commercialisation of research products and public-private partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Dr Halilu Shaba, the Director-General of NASRDA, appreciated the minister, saying the visit is a testament to the importance placed on the strategic role of science, innovation and technology in shaping the future.<\/p>\n<p>Shaba acknowledged the minister\u2019s visionary leadership style, adding that NASRDA will maximise his wealth of expertise and passion to advance Nigeria\u2019s space programmes.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, assured that the agency would consistently strive to push the boundaries of space exploration and satellite technology for the betterment of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Space science, technology pivotal to renewed hope agenda \u2013 Minister, Nnaji<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, says space, science and technology will be crucial to achieving&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,5386],"tags":[180,5388,5387],"class_list":["post-4047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-uche-nnaji","tag-news","tag-nnaji","tag-uche"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}