• 1.0 Introduction & Review of Previous Briefing • 2.0 Highlights of Recent Developments 2.1 Action towards the Establishment of an Engineering Infrastructure in Nigeria • 2.2 The Ministry and its Research Institutes • 2.3 Encouragement of Pilot Production of Research Results • 3.0 Developments in Industrial and Chemical Technology • 4.0 Energy Research and Development • 5.0 Research in Support of Human Medical Care • 6.0 Promotion of Agriculture and Food Production • 7.0 Support for Activities of the Scientific Community • 8.0 Science and Technology Promotion • 9.0 Conclusion