• About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
Diplomatic Info
  • Home
  • Diplomacy
  • Embassy News and Info
  • Events
  • Nigeria
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Cover Story
  • ECOWAS
    • Togo
    • Sierra Leone
    • Senegal
    • Nigeria
    • Niger
    • Mali
    • Liberia
    • Guinea Bissau
    • Guinea
    • Ghana
    • The Gambia
    • Cote D’Ivoire
    • Cabo Verde
    • Burkina Faso
    • Benin
  • Advertise
    • mail
  • Home
  • Diplomacy
  • Embassy News and Info
  • Events
  • Nigeria
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Cover Story
  • ECOWAS
    • Togo
    • Sierra Leone
    • Senegal
    • Nigeria
    • Niger
    • Mali
    • Liberia
    • Guinea Bissau
    • Guinea
    • Ghana
    • The Gambia
    • Cote D’Ivoire
    • Cabo Verde
    • Burkina Faso
    • Benin
  • Advertise
    • mail
No Result
View All Result
Diplomatic Info
No Result
View All Result
Home Education

Buhari approves N8 billion for ‘groundbreaking’ research: TETFund

by Diplomatic Info
July 29, 2021
in Education, Nigeria
0
Buhari approves N8 billion for ‘groundbreaking’ research: TETFund

TETFUND

0
SHARES
12
VIEWS
Facebook ShareShare on WhatsAppTweet it!

Suleiman Bogoro, Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s executive secretary, says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N8.5 billion for “groundbreaking” research.

Suleiman Bogoro, Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s executive secretary, says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N8.5 billion for Nigerian universities to carry out “groundbreaking” research in medicine and other areas under the National Research Fund (NRF) scheme.

Mr Bogoro disclosed this at a three-day workshop for research and development directors of public universities in Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja.

“With your support, I made a case to the board of trustees to increase the NRF research grants. Initially, we had a seed money of N3 billion, which got exhausted, and N1 billion was added between 2016 and 2019,” said Mr Bogoro. “When I came, I decided to revolutionise it, and I said it is not a question of seed money, let it be annual money, and that is why I made a case for N5 billion in 2019 alone and in 2020, we raised it to N7.5 billion.”

This year, however, Mr Buhari “approved another N7.5 billion but, guess what, with additional N1 billion that we intend to use for groundbreaking research around medicine even in respect of the COVID-19 challenge,” he added.

Mr Bogoro explained that part of the plans was to release some money to the Nigerian Medical Research Institute (NMIR) to resuscitate its vaccine production.

He disclosed that a meeting had been scheduled with the NMIR director-general, Babatunde Salako and professors of medicine from universities across the country.

He also called on research institutes to establish a good working relationship with universities for enhanced research and development, stressing collaboration for better results.

According to him, there is a need for collaboration between universities and research institutes to offer assistance where necessary.

In his remarks, TETFund director of Research and Development, Salisu Bakare, said it was important for universities to live up to the mandate of problem-solving.

He reaffirmed Nigeria’s need to transition to a knowledge economy, stating that the Research and Development Centre of Excellence in TETFund, established for the purpose, will continue to work to achieve its mandate.

Mr Bakare said that to achieve the mandate, the fund had established centres of excellence in several universities.

Diplomatic Info

Diplomatic Info

Next Post
Forex: CBN orders banks to set up teller points

Forex: CBN orders banks to set up teller points

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

Price of petrol to hit N750 per litre soon, stakeholders warn

Price of petrol to hit N750 per litre soon, stakeholders warn

3 years ago
IGP Baba asks political parties, candidates to conduct peaceful campaigns

Court dismisses suit seeking removal of Usman Baba as IGP

3 years ago

Popular News

  • Ethiopia to receive 2.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines

    Ethiopia to receive 2.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • I snubbed governors Tinubu sent to beg me after election; I’ll not stop fighting until Supreme Court rules: Atiku Abubakar

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Libya spends US$284m in 2020 to fight against coronavirus

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • I condemned Deborah Samuel’s murder because it contradicted Islam: Atiku

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Buhari arrives Washington for U.S.-Africa leaders summit

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Connect with us on Facebook

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Enter your email now to join our community of readers, and get new contents straight to your inbox

We promise to not spam you

Thanks for joining in.

Category

  • Africa
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Business
  • Cote D'Ivoire
  • Cover Story
  • Diplomacy
  • ECOWAS
  • Education
  • Embassy News and Info
  • Events
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Bissau
  • International
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • News
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Politics
  • Programs
  • Security
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • The Gambia
  • Togo
  • Uncategorized

Quick Links

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise

About Us

Providing strategic insights into important social, cultural, political, and economic factors that significantly influence business and nations, Diplomatic Info will examine these critical issues and provide strategies that create competitive advantages.

© 2025 Diplomatic Info - Proudly designed with Love from Talongeeks.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Diplomacy
  • Embassy News and Info
  • Events
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Security
  • News
  • Cover Story
  • Africa
  • ECOWAS
    • Togo
    • Sierra Leone
    • Senegal
    • Nigeria
    • Niger
    • Mali
    • Liberia
    • Guinea Bissau
    • Guinea
    • The Gambia
    • Cote D’Ivoire
    • Ghana
    • Cabo Verde
    • Benin
    • Burkina Faso
  • International
  • Contact

© 2025 Diplomatic Info - Proudly designed with Love from Talongeeks.