Research article

Science and Technology: A foot path to National Development

*¹Aminu SM, ²Kutama AS, ³Ibrahim M and ⁴Badaru IK

¹ School of Technology, Kano State Polytechnic

²Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa state, Nigeria

³Federal Road Safety Corps, Nigeria

⁴Department of Chemistry, College of Arts, Sciences and Remedial Studies, Kano, Nigeria

*Corresponding E- mail: kutamasak@yahoo.com; Phone: +2347067371893

Accepted 23 December 2014

Abstract

It is a common knowledge that apart from food security, one of the major and fundamental tool for any nation while it is undergoing changes towards national growth and development is its progress in science and technology. Science and technology are two very important as well as basic need of any nation especially in the current contemporary world. Development in Science always goes in pari pasu with technology. Perhaps, the two are always inseparable. And despite the fact that a lot has been said and documented on the two aspect of national development, there is always the need to make update on the current needs, problems and to suggest possible way out. In this paper, science and technology and the desperate need to re-consider them for national development of our country have been highlighted.

Keywords: Science and Technology, National development, Nigeria