Made in Nigeria satellite possible soon says Onu

In a recent development, Minister for Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, said the government was presently discussing with some countries towards having a constellation of satellites.

“ This means that instead of one country having one satellite, many countries can have many satellites that can do so many things.

“ “Then you pull the resources together and pull the data together from all participating countries. So in that way, you share cost and also share data and it is more cost effective.
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“We have very serious constraints in terms of funding but we are working on how we can have funding for research and innovation in the country from outside the budget, “” he said.

He said the Federal Government was still working on the speeding limit system of a Nano satellite set up last year at National Space Research and Development Agency to bring the cost down.

He said the government was also intensifying effort to ensure the Nano satellite was the best in the country and world.

According to him, using the Made in Nigeria satellite will cut a lot of cost and provide jobs.