NOTAP key to Nigeria’s technology growth, says FG

The Federal Government has declared that Nigeria’s quest for technological advancement rests heavily on the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), describing the agency as the engine room for technology transfer, innovation and intellectual property protection.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr Mukhtar Mohammed, made the declaration on Wednesday during a visit to NOTAP headquarters in Abuja, where he pledged stronger government backing to reposition the agency.
He said NOTAP occupies a strategic place in Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem, noting that the government depends on the agency to acquire new technologies, ...