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Jan to Feb 2019 Bulletin New 2 January - February, 2019 Vol. 4 No. 13 ISSN NO:2141-9590 Snippets on NBTE Board Chairman FG to Create Intervention Fund for Research & Development Prof. Modupe Adelabu observed grey areas for its passage into law, adding that Executive Secretary Dr. Masa'udu A. Kazaure, mni “the Federal Executive Council (FEC), in consideration of the NBTE Vision and Mission role of science and innovation in national development, has Vision To be a world class regulatory body approved the National Strategy for the promotion of Technical and for Competitiveness in Raw Vocational Education and Training M a t e r i a l s a n d P r o j e c t in Nigeria Development to provide a Mission policy framework to transform To promote the production of skilled raw materials for products technical and professional through value addition”. manpower for the development and sustenance of the national economy While noting the role of the private sector in national Core Mandate development, the President To coordinate all aspects of Technical and Vocational Education stated that the attainment of falling outside university education government objectives cannot President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR be achieved without the support President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria NBTE Statutes of the private sector which he · NBTE enabling Act No. 9 of 11th January, 1977 resident Mohammadu Buhari said plays an important role in GCFR has announced that the nurturing innovations and · Education (National Minimum Federal Government will inventions through investment and Standard and Establishment of support the creation of partnering with universities and Institution Act No. 16 of August IPntervention Fund to strengthen 1985 research institutions. and Act No. 9 of 1993 Research and Development (R&D) in He said that collaboration of the the country. private sector in such initiatives will No. of Institutions under NBTE The President who stated this at the Purview enable research institutions to carry §Polytechnics 123 opening of the 2019 Technology and out research in areas of the greatest Innovation Expo held at the Michael needs for the nation. § th Colleges of Agriculture 34 Okpara Square, Enugu between 14 and The President further reiterated that th §Colleges of Health 18 January, 2019, added that the Fund Nigeria needed the effective Sciences 38 will also be used to strengthen training promotion and application of § programmes and partnership with higher science and technology to take the Specialized Institutions 27 educational institutions, technical nation to the next level of §Innovation Enterprise Institutions schools and training centres in the areas prosperous, strong and stable (IEIs) 153 of research. country. Represented at the event by the Secretary “We can achieve this by deploying §Vocational Enterprise Institutions(VEIs) 82 to the Government of the Federation, Mr. innovations in science and Boss Mustapha, President Buhari stated technology to improve on our § Technical Colleges 118 that the National Science and Innovation existing and new infrastructure, Total: 577 Bill was being considered to remove Cont. on Page 2 Editorial Committee: Suleiman S. Gwarzo (Chairman), Lawal Y. Hafiz, Chima A. Ejiofor, Ansa O. Ndem, Esther Damisa, Fatima Abubakar, Nafisa Abba (Members), Jacob A. Abang (Editor/Secretary), Aliyu I. Hassan (Graphics) Abdullahi Isah (Cameraman) website: www.nbte.gov.ng, All enquiries to: [email protected] ... Intervention Fund for Research & Development Cont’d from front page popularization programme of fighting corruption and poverty, the Federal Ministry of improvement in national security, Science and Technology job creation and encourage foreign aimed at commercializing investment”. The President stated. research and development He further announced that his results as well as products administration has developed the and services of research and use of science and innovation to innovations in tertiary crystalize the Economic Recovery educational institutions. and Growth Plan from 2017 – 2020 The minister sated that that as well as applied same in all the event also provided an aspects of the nation's economy. opportunity for inventors, The President added that the i n n o v a t o r s a n d t h e initiative was further reinforced manufacturing sector to with the issuance of the Executive showcase their achievements Order EO5, which directed and breakthroughs in the Ministries, Departments and science, technology and Agencies (MDAs) to engage SGF Mr Boss Mustapha while delivering the innovation sector. President’s address at the innovation exhibition indigenous professionals in the Other objectives of the expo planning, design and execution of projects and maximize indigenous capacity in all contracts and transactions with science, engineering and technology. He explained that the EO5 has as its main objective the development of indigenous C a p a c i t y i n s c i e n c e a n d engineering for the promotion of the technological innovations needed to direct national competitiveness, productivity and encourage activities and to enhance the achievement of the nation's development goals. The President announced full Group Photograph of the winners of the Young Nigerian Scientist Presidential Award 2018 scholarship up to PhD level in any with their parents during the Expo science related field in any infrastructure initiatives in the state according to the minister included; Nigerian university for Young has helped to open new vistas of encouraging Nigerians to take up Scientists who emerged as the best investment opportunities in science st nd rd science professions, showcasing to 1 , 2 and 3 positions in the year and technology and other sectors of the public potentials of research and 2 0 1 8 N i g e r i a S c i e n t i s t s the economy. development, building partnerships Presidential Award competition. The governor expressed the hope between researchers and investor, Winners of the Young Nigerian that the Expo will serve its intended encouraging and promoting Scientists Presidential Award 2018 purpose of unleashing the country's creation of innovative enterprises, included, Master Okeke Favour talent and untapped potentials in st utilizing Nigeria's indigenous Obiajulu, 1 position representing science and technological knowledge and technology to FCT; Master Fafemi Fisayo David, i n n o v a t i o n , r e s e a r c h a n d produce marketable goods and nd 2 position, Kwara, State; and development. services and the promotion of rd Master Joshua John Mark, 3 Also, the Honourable Minister of research and development industry position, Akwa Ibom State. Science and Technology, Dr. linkages. Ogbonaya Onu in his keynote In his remarks, the governor of T h e E x p o w i t n e s s e d t h e Enugu State, Dr. Ifeanyi Uguanyi address, stated that the Technology said the extensive urban and rural and Innovation Expo 2019 is a Cont. on Page 3 Page 2 NBTE Scribe Turbaned as Magajin Mallam Kazaure he memories of January 26, In 2007 he was 2019 will continue to linger elected as the Tin the minds of many, Chairman of the especially those of the Technical C o u n c i l o f Vocational Education and Training H e a d s o f (TVET) family and the Kazaure Polytechnics emirate in Jigawa State as the and Colleges of Executive Secretary of the Te c h n o l o g y National Board for Technical (COHEADS) in Education (NBTE), Dr. Masa'udu Nigeria by his Adamu Kazaure, mni was turbaned colleagues. Dr. as the Magajin Mallam Kazaure Kazaure is also alongside five other illustrious sons the Regional of the emirate. Representative, Performing the ceremony in his Western Region palace in Kazaure, His Royal o f Highness the Emir of Kazaure, Commonwealt Alhaji Najeeb Hussaini Adamu h. said, Dr. Kazaure was honoured I n O c t o b e r with the prestigious title in 2010 he joined recognition of his immense the services of contribution to the development of the NBTE as Dr Masa’udu Adamu Kazaure, mni the emirate. the Executive NBTE Executive Secretary, and Magajin Malam of Kazaure Dr. Kazaure who was born on the 15th July 1960 in Kazaure, Jigawa State holds the undergraduate and postgraduate degrees up to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemistry from Bayero University, Kano obtained between 1985 and 1996. He began his working career in 1987 as a teacher with the Government Secondary School, Kazaure. He also taught at the Jigawa State College of Education, Gumel and Bayero University Kano, his alma mater, where he was at various times Head of Department of Polymer Chemistry and Deputy/Acting Dean of Students Affairs. Dr. M. A. Kazaure, mni (ES NBTE) while being turbaned as Magajin Mallam at the Emir of Dr. Kazaure became the Rector and Kazaure’s palace. Chief Executive of the then state- Secretary and was reappointed by National Institute for Policy and o w n e d H u s s a i n i A d a m u President Muhammad Buhari Strategic Studies, Kuru amongst Polytechnic, Kazaure in 2000 and GCFR for the second and final others. was again appointed the Rector of tenure in 2015. He is happily married with children the same institution in 2007 after its The Executive Secretary is an and grandchildren. take-over by the Federal academic, administrator per The well attended and colorful Government. excellence, a Fellow of the Polymer ceremony which was held on He served as a member of the Institute of Nigeria, (PIN) and the Saturday 26 t h January, 2019 NBTE Board representing the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) commenced with the traditional Polytechnics between 2001-2010. as well as an alumnus of the Cont. on Page 4 Page 3 NBTE Scribe Turbaned ..
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