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May 10, 2019
The Minister ofScience  and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu has described the recent incidentsof earth tremor in some parts of the country as a wake-up call for stakeholdersin the field of forecasting, detection and efficient management of all knownnatural disasters.
The Minster who statedthis while commissioning some projects in Plateau State and Bauchi State, saidthe recent earth tremor in Abuja and other parts of Nigeria was terrible andwould be tackled squarely.
According to Onu, therecent deaths resulting from such manmade disasters like building collapse areregrettable and calls for total overhaul of the building industry in Nigeria.He added that it has becomeimperative for the ministry to intensify research and innovation as well asincrease the awareness among the people in the country of the importance ofscience and technology to their daily needs and effective coordination of thenation’s tertiary and research institutes that can translate into products andservices.