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Nigeria seeks China tech partnership to boost local capacity – Technology Times
Nigeria is seeking a stronger technology partnership with China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) Nigeria Limited to harness engineering, science, technology and innovation for the country’s infrastructure and development needs.
The Federal Government says the proposed collaboration should go beyond deploying imported technologies to building sustainable local capabilities that can enable Nigeria to develop and adapt solutions to its own development challenges.
Dr Kingsley Udeh, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, made the call when he received a delegation from CRBC Nigeria Limited, led by Zhou Hao, Managing Director and Senior Engineer, during a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja.
Udeh said science, technology and innovation are central to the Federal Government’s efforts to accelerate economic development, improve infrastructure, create employment and enhance the quality of life of Nigerians.
He said Nigeria has substantial human and intellectual resources capable of driving technological development, including engineers, researchers, professionals and young innovators.
According to Udeh, greater exposure to modern technologies and global best practices would strengthen the capacity of Nigerian professionals and innovators to develop solutions suited to the country’s needs.
The minister stressed the importance of partnerships that can translate technological expertise into practical solutions to Nigeria’s development challenges.
He said Nigeria has substantial human and intellectual resources capable of driving technological development, including engineers, researchers, professionals and young innovators.
According to Udeh, greater exposure to modern technologies and global best practices would strengthen the capacity of Nigerian professionals and innovators to develop solutions suited to the country’s needs.
“The Ministry,” Udeh added, “was committed to promoting partnerships that go beyond the deployment of imported technologies to the development of sustainable local capabilities.”
Nigeria wants technology transfer, local capacity
Udeh’s position places local capacity development at the centre of the proposed engagement with CRBC, rather than limiting the relationship to the deployment of foreign engineering technologies.
The minister said building indigenous capacity would enable Nigeria to better adapt, develop and deploy technologies while strengthening its position in the global innovation ecosystem.
The approach could also create opportunities for Nigerian engineers, researchers and young innovators to gain exposure to modern engineering technologies and international best practices.
For the government, stronger collaboration between Nigerian institutions and international engineering companies could help translate technical expertise into solutions that respond to the country’s infrastructure requirements while contributing to broader economic development.
The engagement with CRBC therefore places emphasis on the potential for international expertise to support the development of local knowledge and capabilities.
CRBC signals interest in Nigeria partnership
Speaking during the visit, Zhou Hao appreciated the minister for receiving the delegation and reaffirmed CRBC Nigeria Limited’s interest in strengthening its engagement with relevant Nigerian institutions.
He expressed the company’s readiness to explore areas where its engineering expertise, technology and innovation could contribute to Nigeria’s infrastructural development and broader economic transformation.
The engagement underscores the potential for deeper collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology and CRBC Nigeria Limited.
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Pan-African Scrabble Association’s New President Haruna Adamu Receives Expert Tips On How To Succeed
The new president of Pan-African Scrabble Association (PANASA), Haruna Adamu, has received a useful reel of expert tips from experts of the game on how to succeed in the post he recently attained.
Sports247 reports that the line-up of wise counsel coming Adamu’s way is being led by PANASA’s immediate past president, Engineer Toke Aka, who is also a leading administrator of the sport in Nigeria.
While affirming total support for the new president, who hails from Ghana, Aka urged Adamu to prioritise engagement with national federations, while strengthening PANASA’s secretariat and expanding the impact of Scrabble across Africa.
Aka, who is also a founding member and executive official of World English Scrabble Players Association (WESPA), added that Adamu must identify various challenges that are facing national bodies and help them develop strategies to increase participation in competitions.
The immediate past president of Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) declared: “I wish him well, and I must tell him that it is what he dreams and that will work. He is leading, and he must be the one to say or ask around to be able to say that this should be.
“If he does not take a step, nothing is going to happen. Nobody is going to push him. So all I say to him is that, as much as I have, I got in the position, he should also strive to take us beyond where we are.”
Aka further stressed what he described as a culture of timidity and limited engagement among some Scrabble administrators across Africa as an obstacle to the sport’s growth, then urged Adamu to note that challenges facing each country can be addressed through better planning, early preparation and support from PANASA, rather than be treated as huge obstacles.
“I don’t see them as problems. I just see them as bad planning. One man can’t do it alone. You need a team. So once your secretariat is up and doing, then what do you do for development? You engage, you ask, you talk.
“Even in countries where they don’t have, talk with the leadership in sports in such countries,” Aka asserted, while advocating persuasion, engagement and proper development efforts as strategies that will help PANASA face challenges facing different countries and provide solutions.
Aka posited that Adamu will succeed through effective leadership, a proactive secretariat and helping national associations overcome their challenges, while building on progress already made and extending Scrabble’s reach to more African countries.
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