The appointment is contained in a statement signed Friday, in Lagos by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Monilola Udoh.
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The former DG is charged with certificate fraud by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission.
The President in a letter to the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu said Igwe is not qualified for the position of Director General and should not be considered as the substantive head of the agency.
The former FIIRO Acting Director was caught in a web of dirty scam after submitting a Ph.D certificate that was later discovered to be false.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission says the Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, Dr. Chima Igwe, has not been awarded a PhD degree.
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, made the announcement during a consultative meeting with director generals of parastatal agencies under the ministry on Thursday in Abuja.
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, disclosed on Thursday in Lafia, Nasarawa during the 16th meeting of the National Council on Science and Technology.
The Director General, Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Prof. Gloria Elemo, on Tuesday said the institute had earmarked N50 million for technopreneurs to emerge through a new reality TV show.
Prof. Gloria Elemo, the Director-General of FIIRO, made the call on Thursday while delivering a lecture titled: “Fostering collaboration between research institutes and universities towards commercialising research products.”
She said that the machine came at a proper time when government was aiming at diversification the resource base of the economy economy from oil to other sectors like agriculture.