Fed Govt Awards N4.2b Grant for Innovation Hubs
The Federal Government has approved N4.2 billion grant for the funding of 158 research projects under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund (NRF) 2024 Grant Cycle.
Director, Public Affairs, TETFund, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, in a statement, said the approval followed the report of the TETFund National Research Fund Screening and Monitoring Committee (NRFS&MC), which recommended the funding after a rigorous screening exercise.
He said that the exercise commenced with the receipt of 6,944 concept notes from various researchers.
“A breakdown of the approval indicates that the sum of N2.34 billion was approved for the Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation (SETI) thematic group.
“N1.02 billion for Humanities and Social Science (HSS), while Cross Cutting (CC) received N870.70 million.
“Benefiting institutions with the highest number of awards include the Federal University of Technology, Minna with a total of 15 awards amounting to N400.03 million,” he said.
He added that Ahmadu Bello University has 13 awards totaling N359.80 million and Federal University of Technology, Akure has 12 awards at N341.60 million.
Others are Federal University of Technology, Owerri with 11 awards at N256.35 million, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi with 10 awards at N273.40 million and University of Ilorin with eight awards totalling N220.53 million.
Oniyangi added that the approved research works include Development of Sustainable Eco-Friendly Walling System for Low-Cost Housing in the Rural Communities of Nigeria.
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