An Impact Assessment of Science and Technology Policy on National Development of Nigeria

AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY ON NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA
BY
ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI
October, 2 0 0 4 ii AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY POLICY ON NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA
BY
ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI
(MATRICULATION NO. 3081)
A Dissertation Submitted to St. Clements University in Partial
Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of
Doctor of Philosophy in Management
St. Clements University
October, 2004 iii DECLARATION
I declare that this Dissertation is an output of my own research endeavours.
In pursuant of this research work, concerted efforts were made to duly acknowledge through bibliography, all sources of data and information used.
However, in case of inadvertent omissions or incomplete referencing, I nevertheless, still express the acknowledgement of such sources. I accept full responsibilities for any shortcomings and errors of judgment, logic or fact in this study. Abubakar Abdullahi ……………………………….
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This is to certify that this dissertation entitled “An Impact Assessment of Science and Technology Policy on National Development of Nigeria” by Abubakar
Abdullahi (Matriculation No 3081) is carried out under my supervision and guidance. Also, that the dissertation has been approved for submission to the St.
Clements University for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Management.
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Dr. Gabriel U. Moti Professor David Iornem
“Supervisor Academic Adviser
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St. Clements University v DEDICATION
This research work is dedicated to my wife Hajiya Fatima Abdullahi and my children Mohammed Bashar, Zainab, Jamila, Aisha, Isa, Fatima and Abdullahi for their patience and understanding, especially when the demands of office kept me away from home. They have been quite wonderful and a source of inspiration to me in realizing my vision of acquiring a Ph. D. vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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