Fed govt approves N4.7bn for research grants

Published date09 January 2023
Publication titleNigeria - The Nation

The Federal Government has approved N4,736,782,352.21 for the award of 219 research grants to successful participants in the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund (NRF) programme for the 2021 grant cycle.

This followed the report of the TETFund National Research Fund Screening and Monitoring Committee (NRFS and MC).

It 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.

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A breakdown of the approval indicated that N3,066,156,844.61 was approved...

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