– Says investment in science, engineering, research and innovation holds key to sustainable prosperity
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
Founder of ARCO Group Plc, Alfred Okoigun, has called on Nigeria to urgently shift its development strategy from dependence on oil and other natural resources to a knowledge-driven economy.
He warned the nation’s long-term prosperity would depend on its ability to invest in science, engineering, research, innovation and human capital.
Okoigun made the call while delivering a keynote lecture titled, “From Resource Wealth to Knowledge Wealth: The Science of Nation Building – The Defining Question of Our Time,” at the Nigerian Academy of Engineering Technology Dinner and Awards Night.
