School Proprietress urges govt to invest in science and technology education

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The Proprietress of Anchor Spring Field School, Itele, Ogun State, Mrs  Toyin Adamolekun has urged the federal government to invest and develop home grown scientific discoveries.

Adamolekun made this known at the 6th Ceremony and end of session programme of the school held recently in Ogun State.

The event which had over 20 students graduating from Primary and secondary school category. Its also feature the exhibition of a discovery of some students who transformed plastic bottles into interlocking building blocks and using wastes generated from chicken as manure for leguminous plants.

She said that developments in parts of the world were driven by governments investment in home grown science and technology discoveries.

She noted that African have fallen behind despite their closeness to nature because we have failed to invest considerably to science and technology discoveries which are the hall mark of development in today’s world.

“Nigeria needs to make technology and innovation a priority from the stand point of a world-view that Africa, can invent and innovate to develop her hidden potential and opportunities”.

“western countries and parts of Asia investment in science and technology have led to increase in their wealth and positioned themselves for global relevance”.
“Science creates wealth and encourage healthy competition in the global market as countries continued to develop their home grown discoveries in science and technology’, she said.

‘We want to create learning environment in which the genius in every child is identified and nurtured into a reliable treasure for global peace and prosperity”, she said.

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