Minister of Science Has Disclosed that A Nigerian Astronaut Will Land in Space Comes 2030.

       On Thursday, in Abuja, Ogbonnaya Onu, The Minister of Science and Technology, has disclosed that comes 2030, a Nigerian astronaut would land in space on or before 2030.
  

     The minister said the Federal Government was...
putting all the structures on ground to ensure that Nigerian astronauts landed in space on or before 2030.

      Mr. Onu made the pledge when the management team of the Defence Space Agency, led by the Director-General, Victor Udoh, an Air Vice Marshal, visited him.

      The minister said, ''“The ministry will work very hard in the years ahead to strengthen all the structures of the agencies that will help us to ensure that the nation plays a role in the space”.

      According to him, the space “is a major asset which nations like Nigeria must also be involved in for the purposes of protecting national interest”.

      He said the ministry would intensify efforts to ensure that all the arrangements needed were provided.
    
      Mr. Onu assured the team that the ministry would support and work with the agency in the best interest of the nation.

      He said working with the ministry would fast-track accomplishments of the agency’s stated objectives. (NAN)

     Earlier, the Director-General said the agency would like to collaborate with the ministry in order to be more efficient and effective.