*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hails the leadership of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure for its numerous achievements of high impact projects and programmes for socio-economic development in Nigeria

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The Federal Government has accorded a special recognition of excellent performance to the Management of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI).

绿帽献妻 reports President Tinubu made this remark in his nationwide address and a statement issued on the occasion of his administration’s 2nd Anniversary Thursday, May 29, 2025.

Tinubu particularly, lauded NASENI for its contributions to the actualisation of the Nigerian Government’s socio-economic agenda.

The President also hailed the agency under the leadership of Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, Executive Vice-Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) for its numerous achievements of high impact projects and programmes that are steering Nigeria along the critical path of socio-economic development.

According to the President, NASENI has championed youth empowerment, skill acquisition and job creation initiatives for unemployed Nigerian youths, thus supporting the federal government鈥檚 plan to empower the next generation, bridge inequality and place young Nigerians at the heart of national development.

Tinubu stated: 鈥淣owhere is placing young Nigerians at the heart of national development more evident than at the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), where the current management is making giant strides.

“NASENI has embraced a digital-first approach, introduced real-time dashboards, and implemented end-to-end e-procurement through its Unified ERP System鈥攕etting a new governance benchmark for public institutions.鈥�

The Nigerian leader further said: 鈥淭hrough bold, high-impact programmes like Innovate Naija, Irrigate Nigeria, the Asset Restoration Programme, and the Renewable Energy and Innovation Park in Gora, NASENI drives inclusive industrialisation at scale.

鈥淔rom assembling electric vehicles and reviving idle assets to launching Africa’s most advanced Rapid Diagnostic Kit Factory and training female drone engineers through the NASCAV programme.”

He equally noted: “These initiatives are creating jobs, restoring dignity to work, and opening a future of possibilities for our youths.

“This is the movement we promised鈥攁 government of action powered by the energy and innovation of young Nigerians.”

According to him, agriculture and food security are top priorities of his Renewed Hope Agenda of which NASENI is playing a pivotal role through the Irrigate Nigeria Project.

The agency, under the project, has provided its state-of-the art Solar Irrigation Pump system to boost local food production, support farmers, and stabilise food prices through mechanised farming.

Under the leadership of Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, NASENI is building urea and coal-based factories, lithium processing and manufacturing plant, drone assembly plants, expanding eco-friendly cookstoves production lines, rehabilitating abandoned farm tractors, building new Development Institutes and NASENI Skill Acquisition Centres (NSACs) nationwide and many more.

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is the only purpose-built intervention Agency of the Federal Government under the Nigerian Presidency.

The agency鈥檚 mandate includes nurturing an appropriate and dynamic Science and Engineering infrastructure base for achieving home-initiated and home-sustained industrialisation for Nigeria.

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