FG calls for synergy among scientists, private sector on research 

The Federal Government has called for improved synergy among research institutes, educational institutes and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) in order to develop research findings into commercialized goods and services.

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu made this known when he visited the Ekulu Erosion site and PRODA training school in Enugu state at the weekend.

Dr. Onu said the synergy would be supervised by the Federal Government and also provide a sustainable and enabling environment for the synergy to thrive.

According to him, the synergy will improve the overall socio-economic fortunes of Nigerians.

He hailed the level of work done at the Ekulu erosion site and pledged that the project will be completed in no distant time.

Dr. Onu further charged the management of Project Development Institute (PRODA) Enugu, to fulfill their mandate of converting their research findings into goods and services for Nigerians and the world.

He said PRODA must be involved with Research and Production, adding that when research findings are converted to goods and services, the nation would experience socio-economic boom.

The minister also added that the Federal Government will provide an enabling environment for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to grow into large enterprises and businesses, which in turn would employ more Nigerians and improve export earnings.

Earlier in his remarks, the overseeing Director General of PRODA, Engr. Dr. Fabian C.Okonkwo acknowledged  the intervention of the minister thorough  the Ecological Fund Office which arrested the erosion disaster from eating deep into the buildings of Ekulu workshop.