The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, has commended the transformational strides of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) under the leadership of Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu The minister made the commendation, after inspecting NASENI facilities, including the NASENI Innovation Hub, NASENI technology site at the Abuja Technology Village, the NASENI Troment facility and another facility at Abuja Technology Park, Idu Industrial Area respectively on Monday, August 11, 2025.
The visit was part of a broader effort by the ministry to assess local industrial capacity and see high-impact projects that are accelerating the Federal Government’s Nigeria First Policy, an agenda focused on boosting do mestic production, encouraging local consumption, and creating jobs through industrialization.
At each stop, she commended the foresight and commitment of Mr. Halilu in promoting Madein-Nigeria products. She was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Nura Abba Rimi; the Managing Director, Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority, Dr. Olufemi Ogunyemi as well as directors of the Ministry and Directors of NASENI.
Speaking during a chat with the media after the tour at the Agency’s headquarters, the Minister said the EVC of NASENI had earlier visited her ministry and briefed her on the activities of the Agency, and invited her to come and see. “I have come and I have seen many things.
What I am seeing today is not in terms of intents, not in terms of MoUs, not in terms of agreement or prospective investors but I have seen actual 100 per cent made-in-Nigeria products. “I have seen happy investors.
I have seen investors who were pushed to work quickly. I have seen investors who are setting the pace in the country, in the region and on the global patterns, loading the way, “she added.
During her tour of NASENI facilities, the minister was shown round the NASENI product showroom at Abuja Technology Park, NASENI Troment factory that will be producing world-class drugs including HIV vaccines, etc and NASENI Innovation Hub and several products delivered by the Agency.
She took a ride alongside the EVC/ CEO in NASENI’s anti-ballistic missile amoured vehicle. Dr. Oduwole further described the potential seen in NASENI as a national economic transformation.
She commended the EVC for his vision and appealed to him to keep doing his best, especially on knowledge sharing, inspiration to younger generation as well as to keep the tempo of the Agency’s commercialisation drive, which no doubt supports domestic content development.
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