North East recovery projects gulp $2m, says Coordinator

• Published date: 20 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

National Coordinator of Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project for North East Nigeria (MCRP), Dr Mohammed Danjuma, said about $2 million had been spent on projects in the region.

Danjuma said this at a workshop to inaugurate the research and institutional support programme under component three of the MCRP additional financing in Abuja.

He said the amount was spent in response to cases across the affected states in the region.

He said capacity enhancement would be one of the critical instruments needed in the affected states.

Danjuma explained that efforts were being made to enhance the capacity for tertiary institutions, ministries and departments in those states that had to do with research grants.

He said the inauguration was about research grants and proposals received which went through a rigorous process of screenings.

'We are also giving scholarships...