NASENI Trains Media Officers To Simplify Technology Innovations For Nigerians

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has urged its information and new media officers to communicate scientific and technological innovations in simple language that Nigerians can easily understand and apply.

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NASENI, Khalil Suleiman Halilu, gave the charge during a three-day media training for information and new media officers of the agency at its Technology Orientation Centre, headquarters in Idu, Abuja.

Halilu said effective communication was essential to connecting the agency’s research, engineering projects and technological innovations with the people expected to benefit from them.

He urged the media team to go beyond reporting official activities and focus on explaining the practical impact of NASENI’s projects on Nigerians.

According to him, communication about technology should be accessible to different categories of people, including farmers, students, entrepreneurs and investors.

“NASENI Media team must be able to explain complex scientific and engineering work in the language that a farmer, a student, an entrepreneur or investor can understand. Our stories should answer a simple question: What does a technology innovation mean for Nigerians?” he said.

The NASENI chief explained that the training was designed to strengthen the officers’ capacity to communicate the agency’s activities, innovations and partnerships more effectively.

He described the media officers as important storytellers and brand ambassadors responsible for showing Nigerians how the agency’s work translates into products, businesses and economic opportunities.

“The Media training is important because the work you do connects NASENI to the people we serve. You help Nigerians understand what we are building, why it matters and how they can benefit from it,” Halilu stated.

He further disclosed that since assuming office in September 2023, his administration had focused on transforming NASENI into an agency capable of moving ideas from research and prototypes into commercially viable products and businesses.

“Since I assumed office in September 2023, our focus has been to build a New NASENI: an agency that moves ideas from research and prototypes into products, businesses and opportunities that Nigerians can see and experience in their daily lives,” he said.

Halilu urged the participants to ensure that their communication remained clear, accurate and consistent while highlighting the human impact of the agency’s projects and technological interventions.