Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu,
has said that in Global Competitiveness Report for 2015/2016, Nigeria recorded
a score of 3.0 out of 7 and ranked 106 out of 140 countries on Technological
Readiness and a score of 2.8 out of 7 with a rank of 117 out of 140 countries
on Innovation. Ogbonnaya Onu. The time has come for us to be self-reliant and
also be competitive enough for others to depend on us at least in some areas.
This will nourish our national pride, says the Minister.
HAVE you ever stopped to think what life for many would be like without petroleum and its products? Oil made from petroleum is used to lubricate motor vehicles, bicycles, strollers, and other things with moving parts. Oil lessens friction, thus slowing the breakdown of machine components. But that is not all.