Presenting the motion, he said, some efforts by the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to import arms and ammunitions from some western countries is being delayed or rejected.
“To me this is a clarion call for us to look inwards with the view to harness our abundant human and material resources to commence full local production of arms and ammunitions to meet our immediate needs and further drive our local contents initiative,” he said.
He reminded that, DICON had through the local content initiative produced a military vehicle called Ezeugwu MRAP (Mine Resistance Ambush Protected) which was commissioned by Mr President sometimes ago.
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The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, has challenged tertiary institutions in Nigeria to focus on researches that would proffer solutions to the country’s economic and technological challenges, rather than theoretical researches that ‘have little or no benefit to the people.’
Speaking when he visited the Research and Development Centre of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in Kaduna yesterday, Bogoro said tertiary institutions must undertake research with outcomes that solve problems of technology, economy and society.
He said the time has come for Nigeria to begin the moves towards self-sufficiency in its weapon production in order to save the future of the country.
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By Ibrahim HassanWuyo
Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund , Prof Suleiman Bogoro has said that Nigeria must as a matter of urgency, transform theory learned in classrooms to technological achievements by internally producing needed weapons and other essentials required for defence and civic commitments.
He spoke during a tour of military ,academic and industrial institutions in Kaduna so as to have a first-hand knowledge and know areas that require urgent and sustainable intervention from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund.
At the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria ( DICON) ,Bogoro expressed satisfaction at the level of preparedness and high-tech facilities used in the production of military hardware and basic training facilities ,as he was taken on a tour round the premier Defence Industries established 56 years ago.