Mrs. Nonyem Onyechi, on Tuesday resumed office as the Acting Executive Vice Chairman, National
Agency for Science Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) following her appointment in acting capacity last
week by President Mohammadu Buhari
Recalled that the Acting EVC/CE took over from the former EVC-Prof Mohammed Sani Haruna last week
after the latter’s eventful ten years in office
In her first official assignment at the NASENI Headquarters, Idu Industrial Area, Abuja, Mrs. Nonyem
Onyechi held a consultation meeting with the Four Principal Officers in the Agency comprising of the
NASENI’s Coordinating Directors at the headquarters.
Speaking after the meeting, the Acting EVC/CE disclosed that the meeting was frank and cordial and that
all the Principal Officers agreed to work together as a team to move the Agency to the next level of
transformations currently taking place in the organization
Mrs Onyechi in a statement signed by Mr. Olusegun Ayeoyenikan, Deputy Director, Information of
NASENI said "the task of the Agency to pursue the industrialization Agenda of President Muhammadu
Buhari Administration remains our priorities"
The Acting EVC/CE, pledged her total commitment to promote NASENI through its activities as one of
the most visible legacies of President Buhari to be bequeathed to the next government in Nigeria in
May,2023.
President Muhamamdu Buhari according to her, had demonstrated much benevolence to the Agency by
approving large funding and investments to NASENI to manufacture and fabricate machines as well as
facilitating the technical supports needed by the Agency to facilitate Nigeria’s industrialization.
Mrs. Onyechi further stated that the NASENI’s Management is poised to take the Agency to a desirable
height with growing support by staff and stakeholders and to strengthen its capacity while maintaining
its development institutes, productive outfits and skill acquisition centres across the country.
NASENI she said "has over the years made significant strides in the fabrication of machines and
equipment for many sectors of the Nigerian economy especially in the areas of agriculture, water,
industry, transport, defence and entrepreneurship development, adding NASENI has manufactured
agriculture equipment as well as Research and Development (R&D) outputs that have helped farmers
boost their productivity thereby creating more jobs and adding value to the economy
NASENI had provided immense support to the defense industry in the country by manufacturing military
grade equipment with superb efficiency including drones used in surveillance and aerial weapons of
warfare to fight insecurity in the country.

According to her NASENI has also strengthened its cooperation in the area of R&Ds.The skill acquisition
and training centers of NASENI have proved to be some of the best in capacity building for people with
new skills in engineering, science, technology and innovation as well as boosting artisanal skills for small
and medium enterprises across the country.
NASENI has also collaborated with a German company Atmosfair to produce and distribute thousands of
environment friendly save 80 cooking stoves for women in the states and the FCT.
"The agency also collaborated with countries such as Jordan, Italy and Czech Republic to revolutionize
agriculture in the country. It has also built capacity for renewable energy by investing in solar plants in
parts of the country among other achievements"
She assured that the partners of the Agency and international organizations of a more fruitful
collaboration to perpetuate this enduring legacy of President Buhari in his quest to transform Nigeria
and make it one of the most industrialized countries in the world.
Mrs. Onyechi holds a Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees in the sciences with bias in Zoology from
the University of Nigeria(UNN), Nsuka and University of Lagos respectively. Onyechi is a professional
member of Nigerian Institute of Management and Materials Society of Nigeria. She is a Fellow of the
Chartered Institute of Management Consultants(FCIMC) and a Chartered Management Consultant
(ChMC).

She has Civil Service working experience spanning over 3 decades beginning from the Federal Ministry of
Science and Technology and later she moved to NASENI following the establishment of the Agency in
1992.
The statement hinted that Onyechi is a thorough-bred public servant and until her elevation to the
office of Acting Executive Vice Chairman, she was the Coordinating Director, Planning Business
Development of the Agency.
She is known to be abreast and well-grounded in the development of Science, Technology and
Innovation policies and had demonstrated satisfactory skills and best practices in its formulations and
implementations for NASENI mandate.
Mrs. Onyechi also is of proven integrity, transparency and accountability which earned her the highly
coveted NASENI Merit Award as the Best Performing Director in 2018.