NASENI Is Moving Nigeria To Embrace Research Commercialization

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is steadily moving Nigeria to caller heights successful socio-economic contraptions since the emergence of Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu arsenic the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Agency.

NASENI’s resoluteness and thrust toward concern oregon promotion of probe commercialization person been profound. And successful collaboration with sister agencies and planetary partners, NASENI has expanded its imaginativeness oregon capableness gathering successful this captious area, which has go a cornerstone for socio-economic maturation and improvement successful the country.

NASENI is drafting examples from developed countries that person made advancement with this captious assemblage similar China, Japan, South Korea, India, and the West who are known leaders successful probe commercialization due to the fact that they person invested tremendous funds to the assemblage with astounding results successful merchandise fabrication, starring to their respective successes successful planetary competitiveness.

The Agency has energized Nigeria and is importantly expanding its absorption and concern successful probe commercialization successful enactment with assorted national initiatives, including the caller inauguration of a ministerial committee to span the academia-industry gap, the motorboat of a ₦50 cardinal pupil task superior fund, and the NASENI Research Commercialization Grant Programme (NRCGP) to enactment viable probe and improvement (R&D) projects.

NASENI has pulled resources unneurotic to prosecute this onerous task and its efforts align with the “Renewed Hope Agenda,” of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, aimed astatine gathering a knowledge-based system done translation of probe outputs into marketable products and services.

The energy, imaginativeness and information to deepen Nigeria’s thrust to important output done probe commercialization was demonstrated precocious erstwhile the Agency hosted North-Central Sensitization Programme connected the NASENI Research Commercialization Grant Programme (NRCGP), connected Wednesday, 24th September 2025 astatine the Agency’s office successful Abuja.

Speaking astatine the Sensitization Programme, Halilu stressed the value of addressing fiscal and administrative setbacks often faced by probe projects adjacent arsenic helium reaffirmed that probe commercialization remains cardinal to Nigeria’s economical development.

The EVC who was represented by NASENI’s Research Director, Prof. Abdulmalik Ibrahim Onuwe stated that the NRCGP was designed to enactment viable probe and improvement initiatives successful the country, which besides propagates NASENI’s ngo and vision.

According to him, the exertion process is afloat digitalized, transparent, and does not necessitate carnal beingness oregon agelong administrative procedures. “This sensitization is not conscionable for idiosyncratic payment but besides to empower prospective researchers from institutes who whitethorn question guidance astir the programme,” Halilu said.
He urged participants, including representatives from universities, the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), National Space Research and Development Agency (NSRDA), among others to instrumentality afloat vantage of the opportunities provided by NASENI to foster collaboration and innovation.
Presenting an overview of the NRCGP, Programme Coordinator and Special Adviser to the EVC connected Science and Engineering Commercialization, Engr. Dr. Anas Balarabe Yazid, highlighted the objectives, eligibility criteria, and cardinal appraisal tools of the programme.
He emphasized that the assistance aligns with NASENI’s mandate to beforehand section content, noting that nether the NASENI rule of Creation, Collaboration and Commercialization (3Cs), it is being radically prioritized. “Every probe task indispensable beryllium noble, clear, market-viable, and align with NASENI’s translation docket and Nigeria’s broader improvement goals,” helium said.
In her ballot of thanks, Deputy Director, Planning and Policy Analysis, Ms. Joy Elugbe expressed appreciation to the EVC and participants, encouraging researchers to clasp NASENI’s initiatives arsenic a pathway to nationalist progress.

Because of the important quality of probe commercialization, different cardinal authorities agencies person identified assorted roles they are playing to enrich the sector. The different players see TETFund, which is backing probe infrastructure and organizing innovation fairs, and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) backing R&D successful the lipid and state sector.

Research commercialization is captious for Nigeria’s economical improvement due to the fact that it transforms probe and improvement (R&D) findings into invaluable goods and services, fostering innovation, creating knowledge-based economies, generating economical prosperity, expanding operational ratio successful enterprises, and driving technological advanc...