The House of Representatives has asked the Federal government to set up a delegation of academia to visit Madagascar and Senegal in a bid to study their alleged COVID19 breakthrough. The lower chamber has also asked for a N15bn Coronavirus Emergency Fund for Nigerian Universities and Tertiary Institutions. The green chamber also asked the federal
The House of Representatives has asked the Federal government to set up a delegation of academia to visit Madagascar and Senegal in a bid to study their alleged COVID19 breakthrough.
The green chamber also asked the federal government to set up an Infectious Diseases Research Institute in 6 selected Federal Government universities across the Six Geo-Political Zones of the country. Moving the motion, Azaiki noted that Nigeria needs to invest in research to retain its status as the giant of Africa and the globe.“Nigeria must be counted as one of the countries making contributions in science and research to find the cure and vaccine for COVID–19 and to achieve this objective there is need to provide support and funding to universities and research institutions through special emergency funding to enable them carry out such responsibilities, ” he stated.
Meanwhile, the lawmaker commended some selected schools in Nigeria that have made efforts in the fight against the Virus.
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