Sheda Science and Technology Complex
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The Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO) is a parastatal under the Nigerian Ministry of Science & Technology
.
It is a multidisciplinary research and development establishment located about 70 km from Abuja
, Nigeria
.
SHESTCO was established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1993.
The complex has three well-equipped laboratories for biotechnology, chemistry and physics, and a Nuclear Technology Centre with a gamma irradiation plant.
SHESTCO houses and collaborates with the Nigerian branch of the American-based company Xechem Pharmaceuticals.
The agency may have developed a commercially viable product with NICOSAN, for the management of Sickle cell anemia.
Xechem Pharmaceuticals Nigeria is assisting in research, production, marketing and sales of NICOSAN, and is planning to further explore the biodiversity of Nigeria and other African Countries for natural drugs to combat malaria, cancer and other diseases.
Although Nigeria does not yet have any commercial production of biotechnology crops, SHESTCO has the capacity to conduct and apply biotechnology research.
In February 2009 IBM
stated they had plans to build a production plant for computer software and hardware in Nigeria. SHESTCO was directed to provide necessary facilities.
At a scientific roundtable organized by SHESTCO in August 2010, Education Minister Rukayyatu Ahmed-Rufai said Nigeria had to invest in Research and Development (R&D) to narrow the gap with the developed countries. The Director General of SHESTCO, Sunday Thomas, expressed his concern about the decreasing funding for R&D in Nigeria.
Nigerian Ministry of Science & Technology
The Federal Ministry of Science & Technology is a Nigerian ministry whose mission is to chart the course of Scientific and Technological development of the nation....
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It is a multidisciplinary research and development establishment located about 70 km from Abuja
Abuja
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
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SHESTCO was established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1993.
The complex has three well-equipped laboratories for biotechnology, chemistry and physics, and a Nuclear Technology Centre with a gamma irradiation plant.
SHESTCO houses and collaborates with the Nigerian branch of the American-based company Xechem Pharmaceuticals.
The agency may have developed a commercially viable product with NICOSAN, for the management of Sickle cell anemia.
Xechem Pharmaceuticals Nigeria is assisting in research, production, marketing and sales of NICOSAN, and is planning to further explore the biodiversity of Nigeria and other African Countries for natural drugs to combat malaria, cancer and other diseases.
Although Nigeria does not yet have any commercial production of biotechnology crops, SHESTCO has the capacity to conduct and apply biotechnology research.
In February 2009 IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
stated they had plans to build a production plant for computer software and hardware in Nigeria. SHESTCO was directed to provide necessary facilities.
At a scientific roundtable organized by SHESTCO in August 2010, Education Minister Rukayyatu Ahmed-Rufai said Nigeria had to invest in Research and Development (R&D) to narrow the gap with the developed countries. The Director General of SHESTCO, Sunday Thomas, expressed his concern about the decreasing funding for R&D in Nigeria.