By Faith Anisiobi, The Sight News
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is yielding tangible results through projects, job creation, innovation and economic opportunities across Nigeria.
Speaking on Tuesday during the Presidential Media Team Tour of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure) headquarters in Abuja, the minister said the National Renewed Hope Media Tour was designed to give Nigerians firsthand access to projects and programmes being implemented by the Federal Government.
According to Idris, the initiative is aimed at strengthening transparency and accountability by allowing citizens to independently verify the progress of government policies.
“We want Nigerians to see for themselves how government policies are being translated into tangible projects, jobs, innovation and opportunities. Transparency is strengthened when government institutions actively engage the public, while accountability is enhanced when citizens can independently verify progress,” he said.
The minister described NASENI as a key driver of Nigeria’s industrial transformation through science, engineering and technology, noting that the agency’s interventions span local manufacturing, renewable energy, agricultural mechanization, digital technology and skills development.
He said President Tinubu’s vision is to build a productive and self-reliant economy driven by innovation, local value addition and industrial competitiveness.
“Our vision is clear: to move Nigeria from being primarily a consumer nation to becoming a nation of producers, innovators and exporters,” Idris said.
He added that the Renewed Hope Agenda places industrialization, technology and youth empowerment at the heart of Nigeria’s economic transformation by creating an enabling environment for investment, enterprise and sustainable job creation.
The minister commended the management and staff of NASENI for advancing indigenous technology and engineering solutions that are boosting Nigeria’s productive capacity and reducing dependence on imports.
He also praised members of the Presidential Media Team for supporting the Federal Government’s commitment to openness by providing factual, balanced and firsthand reports on the implementation of key government programmes and projects.
Idris later declared the Presidential Media Team Tour of NASENI officially open.
Earlier, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NASENI, Khalil Suleiman Halilu, said the agency is implementing a practical industrialisation strategy centred on local manufacturing, technology transfer, healthcare innovation and the commercialization of research.
Halilu disclosed that NASENI’s interventions now cover eight strategic industrial sectors, with projects spread across the six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory.
“Our goal is to build sustainable industries by designing products for the Nigerian market, assembling them locally, gradually increasing local content and creating factories that can compete globally. That is how we have been able to establish more than 20 factories within a short period,” he said.
The event was attended by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga; Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare; Special Adviser on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi; and other senior government officials.
