The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is translating government policies into tangible projects, jobs, innovation and economic opportunities across Nigeria.
Idris stated this on Tuesday during the Presidential Media Team Tour of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) headquarters in Abuja.
According to him, the media tour was designed to enable Nigerians witness firsthand the projects and programmes being implemented by the Federal Government.
“We want Nigerians to see for themselves how government policies are being translated into tangible projects, jobs, innovation and opportunities. Transparency is strengthened when government institutions actively engage the public, while accountability is enhanced when citizens can independently verify progress,” he said.
The minister described NASENI as a key institution driving Nigeria’s industrial transformation through science, engineering and technology, stressing that President Tinubu’s vision is to build a productive, self-reliant economy anchored on innovation, local value addition and industrial competitiveness.
He commended the agency’s management for advancing indigenous technology and engineering solutions to boost local production and reduce dependence on imports.
Earlier, NASENI’s Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Khalil Suleiman Halilu, said the agency was implementing a practical industrialisation strategy centred on local manufacturing, technology transfer, healthcare innovation and research commercialisation.
“Our goal is to build sustainable industries by designing products for the Nigerian market, assembling them locally, gradually increasing local content and creating factories that can compete globally. That is how we have been able to establish more than 20 factories within a short period,” Halilu said.
