A mandate was given by Federal Government of Nigeria to the National Planning Commission (NPC) to develop a blue print that will lead Nigeria to be among the top 20 economies of the world by the year 2020. In pursuance of this mandate, NPC created 29 National Technical Working Groups (NTWG) to address various thematic areas.
This includes the NTWG on Science Technology and Innovation (NTWG-STI). The NTWG-STI was mandated to produce a Science, Technology and Innovation Plan to serve as input to the blue print that will lead Nigeria to be among the top 20 economies of the world by the year 2020.
