NASENI listed as ‘best performing agency’ under ministry of science

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure under the leadership of Mohammed Haruna has emerged as the best performing agency in the ministry of science and technology.

The federal government established in NASENI in 1992.

The Coalition of Civil Society for Good Governance and Change, the group which bestowed the honour on the agency, said it undertook a systematic assessment of 17 agencies under the federal ministry of science and technology using both qualitative and quantitative methodology and found NASENI worthy for the prestigious toga.

Ifure Ataifure, team leader and Patriot Sabo Odeh, national coordinator in a statement jointly signed on behalf of the group, a sample of opinion was gathered from the various departments in the agencies, the performance index of the agencies was analyzed, and indices for a proactive workforce were also taken into consideration and NASENI emerged tops from all indications for its Interventions in national development.

“The agency has achieved a remarkable milestone in areas of inventions, innovations and products development through multi-sector interventions,” Ataifure said.

“From the preceding, the leadership of NASENI under Professor M.S Haruna has distinguished himself as an administrator per excellence through the various innovations he introduced to NASENI. NASENI rose from an obscure agency in the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology to an agency that has contributed immensely to National Development between 2012 to 2017.

“NASENI’s contribution to the development of local content cannot be overemphasized. In the critical areas of education, agriculture, and water development, NASENI stands tall. It is on the strength of the above that NASENI came out tops as the agency of government that has contributed immensely to national development. “