The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), under the leadership of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has thrown its full weight behind the launch of the Nigerian Schools Productivity Assessment Programme (SPAP).
The launch, recently held in Abuja, aims to foster a culture of productivity among students across the nation, and trigger the Industrial awakening of Nigeria.
Speaking, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Godfrey Uche Nnaji, applauded the effort of the organisers of the SPAP.
Nnaji, represented by Dr. Olugbenga Fadipe, a research scientist and a pharmaceutical chemist and head, public private partnerships (PPP), of the Ministry, said: “They have seamlessly keyed into the Ministry’s shift of the Nigerian economy from a resource based to knowledge driven economy.
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“The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, is ready to partner with all stakeholders that recognize and are willing to use innovation, science and technology as a critical tool to address prevailing challenges and create enormous opportunities for national development and prosperity.
“Already, the Ministry has initiated a number of programs that seek to promote the learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, (STEM), such as the establishment of JETS club in schools across the country.”
Ambassador Professor Tunji John Asaolu, Deputy Secretary-General, African Affairs and Special Envoy to the African-Union’s International Society of Diplomats, described the SPAP program’s commitment to grooming a new generation of productivity –oriented Nigerians as timely.
Asaolu said it aligns with the spirit of Agenda 2063, which envisions an Africa where its youths are at the forefront of driving economic growth, social progress and technological advancement.
“By investing in our youth from an early age, instilling in them the values of productivity, creativity and entrepreneurship, we are not only shaping the future of Nigeria, but also contributing to the realization of the pan-African dream of a dynamic and prosperous continent,” he said.
Dr. Nasir Olaitan Raji-Mustapha, the Director General, National Productivity Centre, stated that Nigeria needs productivity now more than ever and the centre is ready to provide solutions and support to individual and organizational productivity problems.
“This auspicious occasion of the unveiling of the Schools Productivity Assessment Programme, (SPA), was designed to coincide with the celebration of the World Productivity Day, 2024.
“It has become a continuous call and desire for us to promote productivity across the nation. This event, provides for us, at a productivity house, an opportunity to urge men and women of this nation, to embrace productivity as it is the only solution to our productivity and development challenges,” he said.
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