The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the sum of N4,736,782,352.21 for the award of 219 research grants to successful participants under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund (NRF) programme for the 2021 grant cycle. This was contained in a statement the Ag. Director, Public Affairs, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, issued on Tuesday, on behalf of Executive Secretary of TETFund, which was made available to SaharaReporters.
Nigerian Government Approves Over N4.7billion For University Lecturers As Grants To Undertake 219 ResearchesThis was contained in a statement the Ag. Director, Public Affairs, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, issued on Tuesday, on behalf of Executive Secretary of TETFund, which was made available to SaharaReporters.
This was contained in a statement the Ag. Director, Public Affairs, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, issued on Tuesday, on behalf of Executive Secretary of TETFund, which was made available to SaharaReporters. He said that the TETFund National Research Fund Screening and Monitoring Committee received a total of 4,810 Concept Notes from prospective applicants in 2021 but after rigorous screening, 219 research proposals were approved.
"Some of the approved research works tailored towards enhancing national development include Molecular epidemiology of recurrent cholera outbreaks in Nigeria and pre-clinical evaluation of indigenous medicinal plants for its management; 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...
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