The Federal Government has said it finished plans to establish science centres in the six geo-political zones of the country.
Chief Ogbonnaya Onu disclosed this recently.
The minister mentioned the need for science education to the development of a nation like Nigeria and expressed Federal Government commitment toward realising the goal.
According to him, the pilot project located in Imo will take off with chemistry, while other science subjects such as physics, biology, mathematics will be added to the curriculum in future to give students wide exposure in science.
“The difference between developed and undeveloped countries is science. Scientific knowledge will help to fight poverty and diseases, create jobs and eradicate unemployment.
“This is a promise made to be accomplished. We will make sure that the dream of the Vatican is realised and Federal Government will fulfill its own side of the commitment.”
The minister, however, said the admission to the science centres would be based on merit as only the best brains would be selected among students who qualified for intake into the centre.
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