Shaba who was represented by Halidu Ibrahim, director, ground station and mission control, made this statement during the signing of a tripartite agreement between NASRDA, e-GATE Technology Limited and GS Technology on investment, establishment and implementation of smart traffic management, telemedicine, and other digital services for the country at the agency’s Headquarters in Abuja.

According to him, the speedy implementation of the agreement will further boost the economic drive of the country by creating a platform for effective monitoring and management of activities that are considered as critical to the economic growth of the country.

The NASRDA boss expressed satisfaction with the contributions of the parties involved and encouraged them not to relent, but to map out strategies that will allow for the effective implementation of the agreement so that Nigerians can begin to enjoy its benefits.

He explained that the space agency will do everything within its power to ensure that it contributes its quota to the development of space science and technology in the country through result-oriented collaborations with government agencies and relevant stakeholders in the interest of nation-building.

Gaseer Elsayed said: “Today we are honoured to be selected to implement our state-of-the-art RFID technology and intelligent traffic management system with country footprint infrastructure that poses many critical challenges in most modern cities, including congestion, traffic violations, car theft, and illegal vehicles. system systematically collects information to be used in dynamic traffic guidance to solve traffic congestion. Additionally, identify a car’s basic data which is the first step for digital transformation in the traffic sector.”

Essam Elsaghir said: “We are grateful and honoured to be selected. by NASRDA with our strategic partner “GS group” one of the leading companies in Smart Road & RFID technology in the region to implement this innovative traffic management system and create a unified central database using unique RFID tag that will be attached to vehicles and send signals to central computer system, which will use it to optimise traffic control, safety and flow.

“RFID technology is a powerful tool that will be used to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion. We are confident that this system will make a significant difference in the way people travel, expected to reduce congestion by up to 20%. It is also expected to improve air quality and reduce noise pollution.”

On his part, the acting managing director of GeoApps Plus Limited, Emmanuel Onwubuariri, who expressed delight at the pace of the collaboration that led to the signing of an agreement, commended the efforts of the director-general and the collaborating team, describing the epoch-making event as a giant stride that will change the fortune of the country.

Onwubuariri said the project is not only aimed at providing solutions to challenges in critical sectors of the economy but to also generate income for the nation, especially at a period where government policies are geared towards the diversification of the economy.

He, therefore, encouraged government agencies and relevant stakeholders to spread their tentacles wide enough to exploit areas and avenues that can boost the Nigerian economy in line with international best practices.

The RFID is a wireless device with antennas that emit radio waves and receive signals back from the RFID tag.

Its benefits include the improvement of tracking, product handling efficiency, inventory counting speed as well as automating product receipts, storage and distribution.

Mahmoud Fathy said: “GS Group and its companies which are specialised in the field of information technology and traffic management systems have their experience and previous work on automation and developing the RFID tags system and vehicles technical inspection and driving learning in Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab of Emirates, and other African countries in accordance with the latest modern scientific and technological methods.

“GS Group newly established a local Nigerian company, GS Technology Nigeria, to be the local representative of GS Group in all potential traffic management projects that could be implemented in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

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The software, known as the “Radio Frequency Identification (RID) Enabled Ammunition Depot Management System,” was on display at an exhibition organised by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Research and Development centre to showcase NAF’s efforts in equipment maintenance and management, in Abuja on Tuesday.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the institution, Prof Aderemi Atayero, who presented the product, said the software had a human tracking capability and could be useful to security agencies in the country.

Atayero said the software was developed at the university in August and was the result of the institution’s efforts in the area of research and development.

According to him, the technology is already in use at the university to track the movement of staff and other key members of the university community.

In her remarks at the event, the Minister of Communication Technology, Omobola Johnson, reiterated the commitment of the present administration to support innovations by the nation’s armed forces.

Johnson said that the modernisation and re-equipping of the armed forces were of top priority to the present administration, hence its emphasis on training and re-training of its personnel.

According to Johnson, the acquisition of new and modern platforms for the armed forces and training of its personnel to handle such platforms, clearly explained government’s commitment to the armed forces.

The minister said the effort to develop local capacity to maintain some of the platform and equipment was a welcomed development and should be emulated by other agencies of government.

Earlier, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, said the exhibition was put together by the reinvigorated NAF Research and Development Centre to encourage its internal mechanism for repairs and maintenance of its equipment and aircraft.

He said that the new approach was adopted to address challenges associated with the rising cost of aircraft maintenance.

According to Badeh, NAF cannot afford to be dormant, it must strive to remain relevant even as the cost of maintenance of its platforms and equipment continue to increase.

Badeh called on other agencies of government and research institutions to collaborate with NAF to achieve its mandate in spite of the dwindling resources allocated to it.

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