Our mission is to chart the course of Scientific and Technological development of the Nation through:

i. Planned and guided Research and Development (R&D) in all areas of Science and Technology with particular emphasis on areas where the country has clearly defined comparative advantages in human as well as material resources;

ii. Keeping abreast with latest progress in Research and Development (R&D) in Science and Technology among the industrial and educational communities within the country, the sub-region and overseas and guiding the course of the aggregate domestic R&D output of Science and Technology (S&T) to ensure that Nigeria makes maximum benefit of S&T trends within and outside our shores;

iii. Ensuring that various R&D efforts of public Science and Technology establishments fit in with the overall development plan of the nation and area always ahead of the current development level of the country in order to secure future domestic demands on S&T products and expertise;

iv. Linkage of researchers and their establishments with entrepreneurs for commercialization of successful research results;

v. Using the facilities of Technology Incubation (TI) and Science and Technology Parks (STP) to nurture new projects especially in areas of national priority;

vi. Promotion of projects that are strategic to the cause of aggregate national development through direct intervention with relevant public or private bodies and organizations; and

vi.  Advising Government on S&T policy matters and implementing these policies to facilitate the contribution of S&T to socio-economic progress and security of the nation.

The Ministry is, therefore, rapidly repositioning itself to meet the new challenges. Our first step to address these challenges is to examine critically the established mandate of the Ministry which, as many of you already know, cover the areas of:

i. Formulation, monitoring and review of the national policy on science and technology;

ii. Promotion and coordination of scientific and technological research;

iii. Promotion and administration of technology acquisition, adaptation and transfer;

iv. Promotion and coordination of national production of scientific and technological goods and services;

v. Promotion and coordination of development of scientific and technological infrastructures;

vi. Promotion and coordination of integrated, (that is, human, infrastructural and institutional) scientific and technological capacity building; and