Minister woos unemployed youths to science and tech expo

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said the Science and Technology Expo which is scheduled to start in Abuja today will provide ample opportunities for unemployed youths to acquire the needed skills to actualize their potentials

Dr. Onu, who spoke while inspecting facilities put in place for the Expo said the envisaged technological innovations to be displayed at the event could be tapped into by all unemployed youths to enable them become employers of labour themselves.

He therefore urged the youths to attend the Expo.

Nigeria, he added, is blessed with good weather, mineral resources and fertile and productive land.

The Expo, he added, will attract inventors, innovators and investors from secondary schools, polytechnics, tertiary institutions and manufacturing sector who are putting their brains to task and expect encouragement and support from Nigerians.