By Ijeoma Olorunfemi
The Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences (NSPS) says physical sciences remain central to advancing innovation, economic transformation and sustainable development in Nigeria.
This is contained in a communiqué issued in Abuja on Monday at the end of its 4thinternational conference held in Zaria, Kaduna State, from Feb. 9 to Feb. 14.
The communique was signed by Prof. Oladiran Abimbola, President of NSPS, Prof. Babatunde Falaye, NSPS Secretary and other Local Organising Committee members.
The conference was themed: “From Labs to Lives: Harnessing the Prospects of Physical Sciences in Tackling Nigeria’s Economic, Security, and Energy Crises.”
The society said physical sciences research in Nigeria was aligning with global technological frontiers, particularly in artificial intelligence, advanced materials, computational sciences and sustainability.
It also observed the growing evidence of locally-driven innovation capable of addressing national priorities in energy security, environmental management, digital infrastructure and healthcare technologies.
It stressed that interdisciplinary collaboration remained essential for translating research findings into scalable industrial and policy solutions.
The group emphasised the need for stronger integration among academia, industry and government institutions to accelerate technology transfer and commercialisation.
It communiqué highlighted that sustained investment in research infrastructure, advanced laboratories and high-performance computational systems were critical to maintaining global competitiveness.
The conference resolved to strengthen national and international research collaborations through structured institutional partnerships.
It also called for increased public and private sector investment in science, technology and innovation infrastructure.
Other resolutions it proffered included promoting frameworks that support entrepreneurship, commercialisation and intellectual property development.
The society further pledged to enhance postgraduate research training, mentorship and early-career capacity development.
It expressed commitment to encouraging responsible, ethical and environmentally sustainable scientific practices.
Delivering a speech during the conference, Abimbola highlighted recent milestones in the society’s publishing portfolio.
He announced that the Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences had attained a Q1 ranking by Scopus and Q3 ranking in Scimago.
Similarly, he said, African Scientific Reports was accepted into Clarivate’s Emerging Sources Citation Index.
According to him, the developments reflect the growing international recognition of Nigerian-led scientific scholarship.
The conference brought together researchers, industry leaders, policymakers and postgraduate scholars from Nigeria and abroad. (NAN)http://www.nannews.ng
Edited by Uche Anunne
