Performance Milestones & Achievements of Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji , The Honorable Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology.
1. Approval for the procurement of 3 optic and 1 SAR Satellite for Nigeria.
2. Development of unmanned ground vehicles and magnetometers and solar cells.3. Joint development with GETS system Israel of coastal RADAR surveillance system augmentation using crewless aerial vehicles.
4. Establishment of a domestic drone manufacturing plant in Nigeria.
5. The launch of the Tela maize.
6. Release of bt-cowpea, which is resisted to maruca vitrata.
7. Release of bt-cotton.
8. Development of protocol and seedlings of tropical fruits e.g., pineapple, banana and plantain.
9. Construction & equipping of cassava plant at Uke, Nassarawa State and Igbaraoke in Ondo State.
10. Development of protocol and seedlings of tropical economic trees e.g., Gum Arabic.
11. Cassava and potato value chain enhancement.
12. In partnership with the European Space Agency, NASRDA developed in house expertise in A1, Blockchain, and remote sensing technologies to Revolutionize Sorghum & maize cultivation in Nigeria.
13. Development of energy management devices.
14. Deployment of bio digester for the generation of biogas, electricity etc.
15. Development of prototypes for electricity, oil and gas industries.
16. Development of prototypes for energy management device.
17. Execution of renewable energy projects across the country.
18. Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with the space exploration & research agency to forge new path for Nigeria’s Human Space Flight goal.
19. MOU signing of a remote sensing satelize ground receiving Antenna Station with Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR).
20. MOU signing for the establishment of a cassava-based ethanol plant in Ekiti State.
21. Kick off of the technology Nigeria which is a platform for skill acquisition, learning, community, apprenticeship and marketplace, which will support the socio-economic growth of our Nation.
22. Launch of the National Cleantech Innovation Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (CIEE).
23. Public – Private Partnership between the National Office for technology acquisition & promotion (Notap) and P2 Cussons Nigeria for the upgrade of research equipment like the inductively coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy at the Federal University of Technology (FUTA) Akure.
24. Groundbreaking for a new solar PV module assembling plant in Akpugo, Enugu State.
25. Groundbreaking of the establishment of Nigeria’s first Renewal Energy College in Kogi State.
26. The award of grants to 36 Innovations under the presidential standing committee on invention & innovation grant initiative.
27. Signing of MOU with the Association of Computer Village Technology Merchants of Nigeria (ACOVITEMN) aimed at fostering talent with the innovation, science and technology sector in order to enhance Nigeria’s global competitiveness.
28. In partnership with FLUX carbon pte Ltd, we launch a groundbreaking initiative that introduces enhanced ROCK weathering technology to Nigerian farms.
29. The Launch of four new oral solid dosage phytomedicines, the first of their kind in Nigeria.
30. The launching of the National CNG conversion training.
31. Successful organization of the 8th innovation & technology expo.
32. Signing MOU with Domineum/Edinburse uk for the development of Abuja Tech city.
33. Commissioning of the South West Zonal office complex for the Federal Institute of Industrial Research.
34. Securing a proposed land for the establishment of the Abuja tech city.
35. Launching of the National Policy on Welding and also devising for the establishment of canters of welding excellence in collaboration with the Nigerian institute of welding across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria.
36. Commissioning of the Data base management centre of the Nigerian Council of Food Science & Technology (NICFOST).
37. Launching the Google Hustle Academy; a platform that provides businesses with the skills and tools needed to compete, scale, and contribute to Nigeria’s economic prosperity through our partnership with Google with the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology.
38. Signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Humanity Advancement Innovation Network (HAIN) today, I had the honour of announcing the launch of the iSTEP Program, which is a transformative initiative aimed at empowering youth-driven innovation and accelerating Nigeria’s economic transformation.
39. Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DAIMLAS Corp, a renowned U.S.-based technology firm, we have taken a leap to develop a groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence Powered Platform that will redefine the science, technology, and innovation (STI) landscape in Nigeria.
