Nigeria’s drive to speed up science and expertise beneath the Bola Tinubu-led administration gained world highlight as students in Abuja linked dwell with NASA astronaut Zena Cardman aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) hosted the first-of-its-kind occasion at its headquarters in Abuja, marking a milestone for Nigeria’s area program and the broader African continent. Students from colleges throughout the Federal Capital Territory held an interactive session with Cardman, asking questions on area science and its sensible purposes.
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In his deal with, Matthew Adepoju, NASRDA director normal, described the event as a record-breaking stride in Africa’s area journey, strategically designed to encourage a brand new era of scientists.
Adepoju praised what he referred to as the “purposeful leadership” of President Tinubu and Geoffrey Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, crediting their imaginative and prescient for advancing Nigeria’s place in world science and expertise.
“The students are the hope of the nation,” Adepoju stated, urging them to channel their skills towards nation-building whereas benefiting from the alternatives being created in Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem.
The occasion featured displays by NASRDA officers, together with Tope Owolabi of the Department of Physical and Life Sciences, who outlined the worldwide significance of area analysis throughout areas such as earth remark, satellite tv for pc expertise, and medical improvements.
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Joy Olayiwola, programme coordinator and the workforce at GeoApps Plus Limited, had been counseled for his or her function in delivering what Adepoju referred to as an enormous stride in Nigeria’s area programme.
Emmanuel Onwuabuariri, the managing director, GeoApps Plus Limited, lauded Adepoju for his visionary management in driving NASRDA’s transformation, whereas assuring that subsequent editions of this system could be larger and extra impactful.
