By Abdulfatah Babatunde
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has sought business collaboration with the Czech Republic to deepen Nigeria’s economic and technology development.
In pursuit of the collation, the Vice Chairman of the Agency Dr Bashir Gwandu, at weekend, visited the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Nigeria, Zdeněk Krejčí in Abuja.
Gwandu said he was on a business collaboration and fact-finding visit to the embassy to know why the Delta-2 Project failed.
According to him, the project is supposed to benefit Nigeria’s economic development and tech entrepreneurs.
TheNewsZenith reports that Delta-2 Project is a bilateral collaboration between Nigeria (represented by NASENI) and the Czech Republic (represented by Technology Agency of Czech Republic, TA CR).
It is expected to ensure the take-off of projects that would foster local growth and expansion of infrastructure, manufacturing and innovation in Nigeria.
NASENI boss informed Krejčí that the Agency “is ready to work with the Czech government to drive Nigeria’s industrialisation agenda”.
The agency also hoped such collaboration would attract new investments in Nigeria, which would ensure the domestication of technologies.
Read Related News:
NASENI invites Lithium batteries producers to Nigeria
Buhari inaugurates NASENI Technology Complex
“The mandate of NASENI is to ensure that Nigeria produces most of the goods and services it currently imports.
“I want us to work on government-to-government level on new initiatives we embark on.
“We want a relationship that is beneficial to our country. We have a lot of companies we are reaching out to.
“Nigeria want to work with the Czech government and companies and we want them to come domesticating technologies here.
“We want Czech companies to come and invest here in Nigeria and have partnerships with us,” Gwandu said.
He added that NASENI was working on new initiatives that would accelerate Nigeria’s industrialisation.
“It would partner companies from the Czech Republic and other countries ready to set up factories in Nigeria.
Also Read:
FG sets aside N3.25bn for 3 industrial parks
FEC approves N49bn for Enugu-Anambra link road
On his part, Amb. Krejčí commended the NASENI management for making time to visit the embassy.
He reiterated his country readiness to work with NASENI on scientific cooperation. “We await your new initiatives.”
The Ambassador said his country has a technology agency responsible for scientific cooperation.
He added that Chech also has an Academy of Sciences, “which will be beneficial to you”.
