THE administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is focused on investing heavily in research institutes across the length and breadth of Nigeria.
This position was made known by the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, while fielding questions from journalists during a two-day visit to the Federal Research institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Jeircho, Ibadan, Oyo State, at the weekend.

Mohammed said the era of Federal Government just awarding contract for various projects at research institutes is gone. She said what is paramount to the administration of President Buhari is its sincere determination to ensure that the research faculties in Nigeria not only live to expectation, but also provide jobs for the teeming youths of this country.
Mohammed, who was led into the over four-hours facility visits of various departments and sections of the agency by the Executive Director, FRIN, Dr Adeshola Adepoju, described the agency as an asset and evidence-base in Nigeria.

She said:  “Climate change has eaten up some of our environment and we need research institutions like FRIN to reclaim our environment. We need to know where best to plant trees in correcting this. It makes a difference when science is evidence-based.
“We have to protect the environment, look at how we can empower people in our ministry, turn waste to wealth and finally understand the challenges ahead in achieving this lofty objective.”
She also assured Nigerians that the administration of President Muhammadu  Buhari will end the era of plastic waste on Nigerian roads and open defaecation so as to safeguard the natural environment.