NIGERIA SIGNS MOU WITH CUBA FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

NIGERIA SIGNS MOU WITH CUBA FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

The Vice President Kashim Shettima- led Nigerian delegation to the G77+China Summit, in Havana, Cuba, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cuba to strengthen collaboration on Innovation, Science and Technology.

 According to a statement issued Saturday evening by the Director of Information in the office of the Vice President, Mr Olusola Abiola, the signing ceremony, which took place on the sidelines of the G77+China Summit, at Hotel Palco La Habana, is the high point of Nigeria’s participation at the summit.

 The Minister of Innovation, Science & Technology, Chief Uche G. Nnaji, signed on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, after which he praised President Bola Tinubu for his visionary leadership, which has resulted in the signing of the agreement.

He assured that Nigeria would maximize the opportunities provided by the bilateral agreement, emphasizing that the implementation of the agreement will commence in earnest.