Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Udeh, has superior the Federal Government’s “Research to Revenue” agenda throughout a strategic assembly with the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The engagement centered on strengthening innovation-driven financial transformation beneath the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and aligning with the federal government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
During the assembly, Udeh briefed the First Lady on the ministry’s flagship programme, “Energise Commercialisation Now,” an initiative designed to speed up the conversion of Nigeria’s scientific analysis and indigenous technological improvements into scalable, market-driven enterprises.
According to the minister, the programme will promote stronger collaboration amongst universities, analysis institutes, innovators, trade stakeholders and buyers to translate analysis outcomes into viable merchandise and companies.
He defined that the initiative goals to bridge the hole between tutorial analysis and business utility by linking establishments and personal sector companions to assist the transformation of discoveries into enterprises able to driving financial progress.
Udeh famous that the programme additionally aligns with the administration’s broader aim of constructing a one-trillion-dollar financial system by means of innovation, science and expertise.
The minister additional said that the initiative will prioritise youth and ladies empowerment by means of expertise switch techniques, incubation assist, mental property growth and enterprise creation.
He added that collaboration with the First Lady’s advocacy platforms would assist develop grassroots participation and guarantee wider inclusion in Nigeria’s innovation-driven growth.