The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has said that the energy commission of Nigeria has been mandated to produce strategic plans and coordinate national policies in the field of energy.
Onu while launching the second edition of Nigeria energy calculator 2050 in Abuja noted that in doing so, it is to produce a periodic energy master plan for the balanced and coordinated development of energy in Nigeria.
Onu further added that after due consultation with relevant stakeholders in the energy sector, it is known that the sector is presently the major contributor to global warming, particularly from the use of fossil energy sources for electricity generation, transportation and heating.
According to Onu, Nigeria’s energy calculator will facilitate energy planning to achieve both national energy security and global climate change.
He further reiterated that Nigeria with a large population and endowed with abundant energy resources requires a large amount of energy both now and in the future. However, we need to pay more attention to the need for energy development pathways in driving sustainable national development.
“The NECAL 2050 model should form part of our national planning tools, this will be used in planning energy needs for Nigeria’s vision 2050 and beyond, he added.
He commended the energy commission of Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of environment for developing Nigeria’s energy calculator 2050(NECAL), which is an energy planning tool that enables choices in the energy development pathway.
Earlier the Minister of Women affairs, Dame. Pauline Tallen said that Women and girls should be included in the implementation of Nigeria’s energy calculator 2050(NECAL).
Meanwhile, the Over Seeing Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Idowu Afe, has said that Nigeria must take the Bull by the horn to drive technology and innovation in order to attain a reasonable level of self-reliance and National Security through the Science, Technology and Innovation(STI).
Afe stated this during his welcome address at the meeting of the National Council for Science Technology and Innovation (NCSTI) with the theme: Achieving Nigeria’s Global Competitiveness through the application of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) held on Monday, at NSRDA, in Abuja.
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According to him, technology is the cornerstone of progress and the basis of advanced development which Africa is in dire need to move the continent to a higher level.
Idowu stated that the ministry has a new mandate which is to facilitate the deployment of STI and to enhance the socio-economic development of the country, stressing that the country can only make a difference in her search for economic diversification by not only nurturing indigenous technology but creating new technology that will help improve its productivity.
He further stated that President Muhammadu Buhari had committed to invest in the development of STI by approving 0.5% of the nation’s GDP for research, development and innovation for the purpose of adoption of Science Technology and Innovation in National life.
He also stated that as a way forward, several policies have been developed by the Ministry to drive STI, and the policies he said, will be implemented through the collaboration of the state government in making sure that STI agenda is on the top priority to the 3 tiers of Government.
He also said the aim and objective of these policies are focused on commercialization, research done by investors and inventors in order to create jobs and reduce poverty.
He also added that the Hon Minister and the Minister of State of the Ministry has resolved to work round the clock to drive the innovation agenda of the ministry despite the challenges of funds through the strategic implementation of the Executive Order 0.5 and the development of policies that focussed on effective competitiveness that lead to the attainment of the circular economy, skilled development, health services, security, emerging market and over human wellbeing.
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