About NOTAP
Our Story
At NOTAP, our journey is rooted in a steadfast commitment to propelling Nigeria’s technological renaissance. Founded with a vision to spearhead the nation’s drive towards innovation-led growth, we set out to create an enabling ecosystem where global expertise converges with local ingenuity, fostering an environment where technological breakthroughs thrive and economic prosperity soars.
Who we are
NOTAP – The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion – is Nigeria’s catalyst for strategic technology acquisition and innovation.
Championing Nigeria's Technological Ascent: A Visionary Journey
In the era of globalization and economic liberalization, NOTAP embarked on a visionary journey to harness Nigeria’s innovative potential and propel the nation towards technological preeminence. Born from the recognition that nurturing homegrown talents, fostering an enabling environment, and safeguarding stakeholders’ creative works are crucial for global competitiveness, NOTAP stands as a beacon of progress.
Our story is one of unwavering dedication to empowering researchers, inventors, and innovators, providing them with the support and resources they need to thrive. We actively identify and support national talents, creating an ecosystem that cultivates cutting-edge ideas and transformative solutions.
At NOTAP, our mission is deeply rooted in our statutory mandates, which include evaluating and registering technology transfer agreements, promoting intellectual property rights, providing technology advisory and support services, commercializing research and development results, fostering industry-academia collaborations, and maintaining a comprehensive compendium of national R&D activities.
With a team of dedicated professionals, backed by government support and funding, we are committed to propelling Nigeria to new heights of scientific and technological excellence. Our activities encompass a wide range of initiatives, from evaluating and registering technology transfer agreements to promoting intellectual property rights, providing technology advisory services, and facilitating the commercialization of research and development results.
Our Vision
To move Nigeria from the periphery to the dominant centre of global industrual power structure within the shortest possible time and make her a major global power house of the 21st Century through an efficient Technology Acquisition Strategy and a vibrant innovation and R&D commercialization programme.
Our Mission
To ensure the acceleration of Nigeria’s drive towards a rapid technological revolution by an efficient acquisition/absorption of foreign technology and a concerted development of indigenous technological capability through a proactive promotion of innovation and commercialisation of technology.