A research work is purposeful and appropriate when its outcome can be used to solve problems of national development. Two years after independence, we had the first National Development Plan Policy, which was formulated between 1962 and 1968 with the objectives of development opportunities in health, education, employment and improving access to the opportunities created. In a seminal paper, Lucky Osaretin Odia (2013), asked four questions to link research work with national development. iv): Does a nation’s level of investment on research and development determines its pace of advancement in science and technology? *The article is a keynote address titled “Purposeful pharmaceutical research and national development” and delivered by Dr. Lolu Ojo at the 18th Annual National Conference of the Nigeria Association of Pharmacists in Academia (NAPA) on Monday, August 24 2020.

Source: The Guardian August 27, 2020 04:18 UTC