Improved funding for National Space Programme fundamental to economic wellbeing – Tinubu to NASS
President Bola Tinubu has underscored the need for improved funding to boost prospects for the national space programme.
Tinubu specifically tasked the National Assembly with funding priority, stressing that it will ensure the nation plays a leading role in the fourth industrial revolution.
The President gave the charge on Monday at the celebration of Nigeria’s 25 years in Space and Technology, organised by the National Space Research and Development Agency, at the Banquet hall of the State House, Abuja.
Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, called for strengthening the act establishing the National Space Research and Development Agency to help the Nigerian space ecosystem become vibrant in its engagements, locally and internationally.
Tinubu also called for efforts to ensure the integration and mainstreaming of the private sector into the heart of Nigeria’s space program to enable the country to maximise opportunities in the coming years for national development
