Science And Tech Minister, Onu In China, As Beijing Promise To Contribute Nigeria's Development Process.

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The recent visit of the Honourable Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu to China has started yielding fruits, as the leading Asian Nation has assured that it would build a ground receiving station in Nigeria that will make the reception of satellite data possible in other to fast track the contribution of Science and Technology in Nigeria’ s development process.

 According to a statement signed by the Minister's aide, Sunny Onyeukwu,  Dr. Onu  in a meeting with top Officials of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology in Beinjing the Chinese capital, on Thursday January 14, 2016, said China applauded the new Science, Technology and Innovation direction of the Buhari administration and hinted of their preparedness to encourage greater collaboration with the Buhari government to ensure that its new initiative in the sector will help create jobs, reduce crime, boost health care and strengthen food security.

Speaking, Dr. Onu said that he was in China to hold discussions with the aim of seeking and strengthening areas of co-operation and technical assistance to drive the new initiative on Science, Technology and Innovation in Nigeria.

He recalled the giant strides made by China in using Science and Technology to fast track her development and disclosed that Nigeria under the Buhari administration was determined to chart a new course by emphasizing Science and Technology as an important instrument to drive the Change Agenda.

 The Statement reads "The Honourable Minister sought the collaboration of China on how to effectively utilise Science, Technology and Innovation to enable both countries further leverage on its benefits for the future development of their respective countries, especially in view of their peculiar circumstances as Asia’s most papulose nation and Africa’s most populous country respectively.

" It would be recalled that the Honourable Minister of Science and technology on Tuesday January 12, 2016 proceeded on an official visit to China and Indonesia.

In the course of the visit, Dr Onu is expected to hold talks with leading Chinese and Indonesia businessmen in an effort to attract Direct Foreign Investment to stimulate growth in Nigeria’s Science and Technology Sector.

"He is also expected to discuss with Nigerians in the Diaspora in these two countries on efforts being made by the Buhari Administration to reposition and strengthen Science and Technology in the country as a way to encourage them to invest in Nigeria’s development process. 

"Dr. Onu is due back in the country on Thursday, January 21, this year.