The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will establish a National Research and Innovation Fund to harness scientific innovations across the country.
An official of the government stated the planned fund would complement the 2016 budgetary allocations for the development of technology villages.
The Minister of Science and Technology in Nigeria, Dr Ogbonaya Onu, told reporters on Friday that the ministry intended to build the technology villages as a rallying point for innovative Nigerians.
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Dr Onu made the remarks after a meeting with delegates from the Lagos Chambers of Commerce in his office in Abuja.
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