The Federal Government has called on young female engineers in the country to submit proposals for possible funding.
The proposals and pitches would mark the beginning of a chain of events expected to lead to engineering start-up companies owned and run by women.
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), made the call through the Presidential Implementation Committee on Technology Transfer (PICTT).
The submissions of proposals which is expected to commence from the 9th of March would last till 20th of May towards the implementation of Developing Engineering Leaders Through Her (DELT-Her) initiative.
Executive Vice Chairman / Chief Executive Officer NASENI, Khalil Halilu made this known in Abuja at the launch of the program by PICTT and NASENI.
Halilu said the DELT-HER is an “opportunity platform”, through which girls and young women can pitch and present their exciting and groundbreaking engineering ideas, for funding by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), through the Presidential Implementation Committee on Technology Transfer (PICTT).
