The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has urged Nigerian professionals in the fields of science and technology to take advantage of the opportunities offered by Executive Order No5 (E05).
\nThe Director-General, NOTAP, Dr DanAzumi Ibrahim, gave the charge in an interview with\u00a0 The Tide source in Abuja, recently.
\nIbrahim said Nigerian Professionals would compete globally if they tapped into the benefits of Executive Order five after its implementation.
\nHe said the order was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on 2nd February, 2018 to set the nation on the path of viable and sustainable economic growth.
\nAccording to him, the order is to ensure that all procuring authorities give preference to Nigerian companies in award of contracts, in line with the Publix Procurement Act 2007.
\n\u201cThe order ensures rapid transformation using the instruments and platforms of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).
\n\u201cThe order also prevents the Ministry of Interior from issuing expatriate visas to foreigners who intend to come to Nigeria to undertake jobs that Nigerians have the competencies and capacities to undertake,\u201d he said.
\nHe stated that the president in addition, directed MDAs to engage indigenous professionals in the planning, design and execution of national security projects.
\n\u201cWhere expertise is lacking, procuring entities will give preference to foreign companies\/firms with demonstrable and verifiable plans for indigenous skills development prior to the award of such contracts\u201d, he said.
\nHe also explained that in\u00a0 ensuring the implementation of the order,\u00a0 to that NOTAP will\u00a0 develope an interactive platform on its website to avail Nigerian professionals at home and in diaspora the opportunity of registering their profiles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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