The Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers has called for greater investment in indigenous technology and local manufacturing, saying the country must reduce its dependence on imported machinery and develop home-grown engineering solutions to address insecurity, unemployment and economic challenges.
The National Chairman of NIMechE, Babagana Modu Tela, made the call in his welcome address at the institution’s 39th International Conference, Exhibitions and Annual General Meeting, tagged Jewel 2026, on Wednesday in Abuja.
Tela said mechanical engineering should be recognised as an instrument of national transformation, stressing that the profession had a critical role to play in strengthening security, improving energy supply, expanding manufacturing and supporting economic diversification.
The conference has as its theme, ‘Mechanical Engineers as Catalysts of Innovation for Enhanced Security and Sustainable National Development’.
“At a time when nations are increasingly confronted by security challenges, technological dependence, energy constraints, climate change, unemployment and the urgent need for economic
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