Federal Government has pledged to assist Patent Owners with the intention to strengthen innovation, improve mental property, job creation and financial progress of the Country.
Speaking on the presentation of Patent Certificate to 13 Researchers and Inventors right this moment in Abuja. The Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr. Kinsley Tochukwu Udeh, SAN mentioned that the management of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is dedicated to making sure that Innovators, Researchers and Inventors develop into business magnet by turning their ingenuity into product for commercialization, thereby creating jobs for our youth and lowering poverty to the barest minimal.
The Minister mentioned that the Ministry is charged with the duty of driving the nation’s transition from Resource to Knowledge-Based Economy, formulate and implement nationwide insurance policies to advertise analysis growth, innovation and technological transition for sustainable and socio-economic growth of the nation.
Dr.Udeh defined that the Nigerian Content in Programs, Contracts, Engineering, Science, Technology and Innovation Bill 2025 has been handed by the National Assembly and transmitted to the President for assent. The invoice he added is designed to supply a strong legislative spine for native content material in non-oil and fuel sector.
He identified that Executive Order No. 5 is strategic milestone to arrange the nation for industrialization and world market dominance that can improve the nation’s overseas reserve.
The Minister urged the Awardees, Universities, Research Institutions and Private Sector to work assiduously to make sure that mental property is remodeled to merchandise for commercialization that can improve world competitiveness.
In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Philip Ndiomu Ebiogeh who was represented by Director Technology Acquisition and Adaptation (TAA) Mr. Micheal Anpe mentioned that patent isn’t merely authorized instrument however enablers of creativity that safeguard the rights of innovators, stimulate additional innovation and foster a tradition of technological developments.
He additional mentioned that the Ministry is dedicated to encouraging and selling modern innovations with sensible resolution to satisfy societal wants.
Earlier, the Director-General of National Office for Technology, Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) Dr. Obiageli Amadiobi mentioned that the 13 patents have handed the patent take a look at that qualifies them for the Certificates.
She added that the Agency promotes innovation, shield mental property with the intention to construct a brilliant future for our expensive nation.
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