The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administration has approved the award of four point two billion Naira (N4, 249,626,817.69) grant for the funding of 158 research projects under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund (NRF) 2024 Grant Cycle
The approval followed the report of the TETFund National Research Fund Screening and Monitoring Committee (NRFS&MC) which recommended the funding of the 158 research proposals
Beneficiary Institutions with the highest number of awards include the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Ahmadu Bello University, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi and the University of Ilorin.
In support of the creation of Innovation Hubs and Entrepreneurship Centres, the Federal Government has also approved the allocation of funds under the 2025 Intervention to 15 TETFund Beneficiary Institutions
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVES AWARD OF N4.2 BILLION NRF GRANT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP HUBS.
