The Federal Government has approved the sum of N4,736,782,352.21 grants to 219 research proposals by successful participants under the Tertiary Education Trust
This followed the report of the TETFund National Research Fund Screening and Monitoring Committee which recommended the funding of the 219 research proposals after a rigorous screening exercise which commenced with the receipt of 4,810 Concept Notes from prospective applicants in November 2021.
A breakdown of the approval, according to the Acting Director, Public Affairs, TETFund, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, indicated that the sum of N3,066,156,844.61 was approved for the Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation thematic group, N806,381,998.00 for Humanities and Social Science while Cross Cutting received N864,242,509.60, with individual grants ranging from N4.5 million to over N41 million.
The statement said some of the approved research works tailored towards enhancing national development included Molecular epidemiology of recurrent cholera outbreaks in Nigeria and pre-clinical evaluation of indigenous medicinal plants for its management. Others were Effective High Throughput Phenotyping and Artificial Pollination for Improved Yield in Date Palm with Autonomous Drone and Investigating Nigerian medicinal plants as sources of lead compounds for development of chemotherapeutic interventions for uterine fibroid and Production of Cartridge made from Hydrochar for the Treatment of Textile and Tannery Wastewater in Nigeria: ″Emerging Technology for Sustainable Water Purification using Biomass Waste; all under the Science, Engineering,...
It added; “Projects under Cross Cutting thematic group include Design and Fabrication of Efficient Solar Energy Storage System for Electricity Generation to Rural Communities; Adaptation of Conventional Septic Tank to Bio-digester for Sustainable Energy Generation and Viable Economy for Households Use in Nigeria and Development of Polymer-soilcrete Blocks and Pozzolanic Cement Concrete for Integrated and Sustainable Mass Housing in Nigeria, amongst others.
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