The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has advocated for the use of Afro centric technological innovations to exploit the nation’s natural resources as well as boost it’s economic fortunes.
Dr. Onu made this known when he received the management of STK BIOTECH, led by its CEO, Engr. Stanley Ukaga.
A statement from the ministry indicates that the STK BIOTECH is an indigenous company that has developed breakthrough products for the treatment of infectious and non-infectious diseases, as well as treatment and management of Covid-19.
According to Onu,the gesture will help exploit the nations natural resources towards achieving solutions to cure various disease ravaging the world.
This he added informed the decision of signing the executive order 5 by president Mohammadu Buhari to build a knowledge based economy.
He charged the nations professionals to go further into clinical trials to enable them have influence not only in Africa but globally.
Earlier, the director of production, STK BIOTECH Prof. Kenneth Yongabi informed the minister that the essence of their visit is to seek the ministry’s collaboration in Afro Centric Technology and to forge ahead with their clinical trials so as to get solutions to diseases ravaging the country.
He further emphasised the need for development of indigenous models for scientific innovations.
