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‘Nigeria Lacks Adequate Manpower In Science, Technology’
Former Director of the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) and committee member of the Vision 20:20-20, Mr Bolaji Ogunseye says the country in dire need of scientists and technologists.
He dropped the hint at the public launch of an e-learning and exam-preparatory softeware package tagged, “ Cinfores Brainfriend” in Port Harcourt, yesterday.
Mr Ogunseye said a recent survey conducted by the Education committee of the Vision 20-20 has shown that the country lacks adequate manpower in science and technology, despite huge human resources in the humanities and social sciences.
The former RSSDA boss said that one way the country can play at the international level with the world is in strengthening information technology and manpower.
Mr Ogunseye praised the efforts of Cinfores Nigerian Limited in putting together the computer package. He stressed that, that was how the Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, popular computer magnates, started.
The education committee member of the vision 20-20 expressed happiness that the computer revolution in the country was starting from Niger Delta and maintained that it would continue to lead the trail in technology.
In his remarks, Social performance Development Manager in Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Mr Emeka Obi lauded Cinfores for the breakthrough.
Mr Obi said the IT software has put the Niger Delta in good light and that SPDC is ready to partner with innovative ideas capable of moving the region forward.
Explaining the contents of the computer package, Mr Kunle Ladapo of Cinfores said the software has a lot of features, including e-campus, with over 40,000 questions, answers and explanation spread over all academic levels.
The package also contains driving and ICT questions and answers with job aptitude and tests questions.