National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion, Ahmadu Bello Way.

About The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion

The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion is an agency which helps to rein in ideas, creations, innovations and creative works towards technological advancement. NOTAP also helps to breed national talents some of whom benefit the nation. NOTAP is located at Blantyre Street, off Adetokumbo Ademola Crescent Wuse II, Abuja.

History of The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion

For a long time, there had been a wide gap in the acquisition of foreign technology in the country, this led to the setting up of the National Office of Industrial Property (NOIP) in 1979. In 1992, NOIP was changed to the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP). This was by merit of section 1(1) of the National Office of Industrial Property (Change of Name, etc) Decree No. 82 of 1992. Also, section 2 of the Decree re-designated the principal Act as the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion Act Cap. N62 LFN 2004 (the Act).

Safety

NOTAP offers great security to its visitors.

Things To Do

Show inventions or innovations.

Best Time to Visit The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion

The best time to visit NOTAP is during working hours when various people come with the exciting and interesting creations.

Most Common Visitors

The most common visitors are government officials, researchers and inventors.

Weather at The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion

National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion is located in Abuja North-Central of Nigeria.Thus, it experiences three weather conditions every year.  This includes a warm, humid rainy season and a blistering dry season.  In between the two, there is a brief interlude of harmattan occasioned by the northeast trade wind, with the main feature of dust haze and dryness. Temperatures can drop to as low as 16 degrees during the harmattan period.