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    Leverage technology to drive Nigeria’s STI, NOTAP DG urges stakeholders

    Dr Obiageli Amadiobi, Director General of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has admonished stakeholders in the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) ecosystem to leverage on technology and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) to drive to foster Nigeria’s STI commercialisation.

     

    Speaking at a press briefing to commemorate the ‘African Day for Technology and Intellectual Property,’ Amadiobi said Technology and Intellectual Property Rights system have long been recognized as the foremost important factor in nation building and wealth creation.

    She said, “Ideas and knowledge are increasingly becoming veritable instruments in international trade relations as codified in the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) under the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement to which Nigeria has been a signatory since January 1, 1995.”

    According to the NOTAP boss, the commemoration demonstrates the great importance which the African nations place on Science, Technology and Innovation as an engine that drives development.

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