The Federal Government on Tuesday directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies to prioritise indigenous corporations and domestically developed applied sciences in all science and engineering initiatives as a part of strikes to implement native content material throughout the non-oil financial system.
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Udeh, issued the directive in Abuja in the course of the official presentation of 13 patent certificates to Nigerian inventors facilitated by the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion.
Udeh mentioned the implementation workforce for Presidential Executive Order 5, working with NOTAP, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and all related MDAs, had been ordered to “execute the comprehensive framework to institutionalise local content across the non-oil and gas sectors.”
“I’m issuing a transparent directive to the Strategy Implementation Task Force for Presidential Executive Order 5, in collaboration with NOTAP and all related ministries, departments, and businesses, to execute the excellent framework to institutionalise native content material throughout the non-oil and gasoline financial system of Nigeria.
“The future will not be shaped by nations with the most oil, but by those with the best ideas. We are now moving Executive Order 5 from policy aspiration into an enforceable economic reality that empowers our businesses, creates jobs and builds a resilient, diversified economy,” he mentioned.
The strategic framework will present clear pointers for implementing Presidential Executive Order 5, as outlined in the accepted Federal Government Gazette.
The framework goals to foster the event of latest sectors throughout the Nigerian financial system, spanning superior manufacturing, development, digital infrastructure, and renewable vitality, guaranteeing that native content material and indigenous experience are prioritised in all initiatives.
“The strategic framework will apply a guideline for implementation of the Presidential Executive Order 5, as contained in the approved Federal Government Gazette, to create new sectors, from advanced manufacturing and construction to digital infrastructure and renewable energy. This will establish clear guidelines to prioritise Nigerian professional companies, locally sourced materials, and indigenous services in all public projects and procurement with science, engineering, and technology components.”
The minister added that an modification to the Executive Order is present process ultimate evaluate and can quickly obtain presidential assent as a legally binding instrument.
Udeh informed the 13 awardees that their new patents should translate into viable industries, insisting that the Tinubu administration will not have a good time innovations that finish on cabinets.
“A patent is a promise, not a product. Under my leadership, we will move beyond recognition to active commercialisation. Hold me accountable. Our goal is to ensure Nigerian inventors become Nigerian industries contributing to the GDP,” he mentioned.
He introduced that the Ministry and NOTAP will present tailor-made help to every inventor, linking them instantly with companions able to taking their improvements to market.
According to him, the 13 innovators, together with a serving army officer, characterize “the vanguard of Industry 5.0 in Nigeria.”
Udeh additionally outlined plans to deepen collaboration between analysis establishments and business, explaining that Executive Order 5 and the National Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (2022) mandate universities to run aggressive business models reasonably than tutorial archives.
According to him, Nigeria should transition from a resource-based financial system to an innovation-driven data financial system to compete globally.
“Technology must be born in Nigeria, made in Nigeria, and exported from Nigeria Today is not the end but a powerful beginning — Nigeria’s strategic journey to claim its place in the age of Industry 5.0,” he mentioned.
Earlier, NOTAP Director-General, Obiageli Amadiobi, described the occasion as a milestone for the nation’s innovation ecosystem, noting that the company had facilitated greater than 400 patents for gratis to inventors since inception.
She mentioned NOTAP’s function extends past patenting to the institution of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Offices in universities and analysis establishments, encouraging academia to give attention to problem-solving analysis reasonably than purely theoretical work.
“We cannot keep importing technologies from outside. Today’s patents represent homegrown solutions capable of meeting industrial needs,” she mentioned, including that NOTAP’s partnerships with WIPO and the Patent Registry have strengthened IP safety for Nigerian innovators.
The transfer comes as a part of the Federal Government’s broader push to scale back reliance on imported know-how, empower Nigerian companies and create jobs, whereas positioning the nation as a aggressive participant in the worldwide data and innovation financial system.
The framework is anticipated to rework analysis outputs into commercially viable options, linking universities, analysis institutes and personal sector industries to stimulate industrialisation and sustainable growth.