Federal Government has pledged to support Patent Owners in order to strengthen innovation, enhance intellectual property, job creation and economic growth of the Country.
Speaking at the presentation of Patent Certificate to thirteen Researchers and Inventors today in Abuja. The Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr. Kinsley Tochukwu Udeh, SAN said that the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to ensuring that Innovators, Researchers and Inventors become industry magnet by turning their ingenuity into product for commercialization, thereby creating jobs for our youth and reducing poverty to the barest minimum.
The Minister said that the Ministry is charged with the responsibility of driving the country’s transition from Resource to Knowledge-Based Economy, formulate and implement national policies to promote research development, innovation and technological transition for sustainable and socio-economic development of the country.
Dr.Udeh explained that the Nigerian Content in Programs, Contracts, Engineering, Science, Technology and Innovation Bill 2025 has been passed by the National Assembly and transmitted to the President for assent. The bill he added is designed to provide a robust legislative backbone for local content in non-oil and gas sector.
He pointed out that Executive Order No. 5 is strategic milestone to prepare the nation for industrialization and global market dominance that will enhance the country’s foreign reserve.
The Minister urged the Awardees, Universities, Research Institutions and Private Sector to work assiduously to ensure that intellectual property is transformed to products for commercialization that will enhance global competitiveness.
In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Philip Ndiomu Ebiogeh who was represented by Director Technology Acquisition and Adaptation (TAA) Mr. Micheal Anpe said that patent is not merely legal instrument but enablers of creativity that safeguard the rights of innovators, stimulate further innovation and foster a culture of technological advancements.
He further said that the Ministry is committed to encouraging and promoting innovative inventions with practical solution to meet societal needs.
Earlier, the Director-General of National Office for Technology, Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) Dr. Obiageli Amadiobi said that the thirteen patents have passed the patent test that qualifies them for the Certificates.
She added that the Agency promotes innovation, protect intellectual property in order to build a bright future for our dear country.
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