The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) was established in 1992 by the Federal Government of the recommendations of the White Paper Committee on the 1991 Report of a 150 member National Committee on Engineering Infrastructure comprising Scientists, Engineers, Administrators, Federal and State Civil Servants, Economists, Lawyers, Bankers and Industrialists.
The mandate of NASENI is specifically in the area of capital goods research, production, and reverse engineering with respect to the following broad areas:
- Engineering Materials;
- Industrial and Analytical Chemical Materials;
- Scientific Equipment and components;
- Engineering Equipment;
- Engineering Designs and Standardization;
- Power Equipment;
NASENI operates mainly through her Development Institutes, each of the Institutes has a unique mandate of Engineering Infrastructural development.
At present, there are Ten (10) Development Institutes.
- Scientific Equipment Development Institutes (SEDI) – http://sedie-naseni.org.ng
- Electronic Development Institute (ELDI), Awka – http://www.eldiawka.org
- Hydraulic Equipment Development Institute (HEDI), Kano
- Engineering Materials Development Institute (EMDI), Akure – http://www.emdi.gov.ng
- National Engineering Design Development Institute (NEDDI), Nnewi – http://www.neddinaseni.org
- Power Equipment and Electrical Machines Development (PEEMADI), Okene
- Prototype Engineering Development Institute (PEDI), Ilesha
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology Project (AMT-P), Jalingo
- Solid Minerals Machinery and Equipment Development Institute (SOMMEDI), Nasarawa
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