The Federal Government has launched the Asset Restoration Programme of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) as part of ongoing efforts by the administration of President Bola Tinubu to restore and revive the nation’s industrial and agricultural capacity.
The programme, led by NASENI, seeks to restore over 26,000 broken but serviceable heavy-duty machines and repurpose nearly 500,000 component scraps that have been lying idle across the country.
Speaking during the launch of the Programme at the Borno State Agricultural Mechanization Farm Center in Maiduguri, the State’s capital, Vice President Kashim Shettima noted that the objective of the programme is to reduce waste, cut unnecessary spending, and power national development through localised innovation and sustainable asset management.
Shortly after inaugurating the National Asset Restoration Programme, VP Shettima proceeded to Borno State University, where he also inaugurated a power infrastructure project executed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC).
The power project implemented under the Distribution Intervention Projects, includes a 1X7.5MVA, 33/11KV injection substation, 3km of 33KV line, 2.5km of 11KV line, 2.5km of LT line, and 3 nos. 500KVA distribution transformers.
The Vice President said, “For so long, we have been profiled as a nation with a poor maintenance culture. This dysfunction cuts across both the private and public sectors, and we owe it to ourselves to say: enough is enough.”
VP Shettima reaffirmed that the current administration led by President Tinubu is committed to building a productive, self-reliant, and diversified economy, with strategic investments in infrastructure, innovation, and local capacity at the core of that transformation.
“This initiative is a response to our cross-generational dilemma about what to do with abandoned and poorly maintained assets of the nation—of the people. It’s a powerful shift in how we think about value, sustainability, and innovation,” the Vice President said.
He stressed the need to have a national inventory of value waiting to be unlocked, and as such “We must commend NASENI for stepping forward with this brilliant idea to mitigate a national tragedy.”
The Vice President also noted NASENI’s contributions to national development through technology transfer, local engineering, and adaptive innovation, especially in areas such as compressed natural gas (CNG) retrofitting, renewable energy, and agricultural mechanization.
“We can’t create durable Nigerian solutions to Nigerian problems unless we localize global technologies. Relevant agencies must be supported to point us towards a stabler nation and a promising future,” the Vice President said.
Praising NASENI’s Executive Vice Chairman, Khalil Halilu, the Vice President noted that the agency’s renewed direction is marked by vision, urgency, and clarity of purpose.
“The direction NASENI is headed is one driven by action, impact, innovation, and awareness of what the nation needs,” he said.
The Federal Government has launched the Asset Restoration Programme of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) as part of ongoing efforts by the administration of President Bola Tinubu to restore and revive the nation’s industrial and agricultural capacity.
The programme, led by NASENI, seeks to restore over 26,000 broken but serviceable heavy-duty machines and repurpose nearly 500,000 component scraps that have been lying idle across the country.
Speaking during the launch of the Programme at the Borno State Agricultural Mechanization Farm Center in Maiduguri, the State’s capital, Vice President Kashim Shettima noted that the objective of the programme is to reduce waste, cut unnecessary spending, and power national development through localised innovation and sustainable asset management.
Shortly after inaugurating the National Asset Restoration Programme, VP Shettima proceeded to Borno State University, where he also inaugurated a power infrastructure project executed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC).
The power project implemented under the Distribution Intervention Projects, includes a 1X7.5MVA, 33/11KV injection substation, 3km of 33KV line, 2.5km of 11KV line, 2.5km of LT line, and 3 nos. 500KVA distribution transformers.
The Vice President said, “For so long, we have been profiled as a nation with a poor maintenance culture. This dysfunction cuts across both the private and public sectors, and we owe it to ourselves to say: enough is enough.”
VP Shettima reaffirmed that the current administration led by President Tinubu is committed to building a productive, self-reliant, and diversified economy, with strategic investments in infrastructure, innovation, and local capacity at the core of that transformation.
“This initiative is a response to our cross-generational dilemma about what to do with abandoned and poorly maintained assets of the nation—of the people. It’s a powerful shift in how we think about value, sustainability, and innovation,” the Vice President said.
He stressed the need to have a national inventory of value waiting to be unlocked, and as such “We must commend NASENI for stepping forward with this brilliant idea to mitigate a national tragedy.”
The Vice President also noted NASENI’s contributions to national development through technology transfer, local engineering, and adaptive innovation, especially in areas such as compressed natural gas (CNG) retrofitting, renewable energy, and agricultural mechanization.
“We can’t create durable Nigerian solutions to Nigerian problems unless we localize global technologies. Relevant agencies must be supported to point us towards a stabler nation and a promising future,” the Vice President said.
Praising NASENI’s Executive Vice Chairman, Khalil Halilu, the Vice President noted that the agency’s renewed direction is marked by vision, urgency, and clarity of purpose.
“The direction NASENI is headed is one driven by action, impact, innovation, and awareness of what the nation needs,” he said.
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