FG Approves N4.2B For TETFund Research Projects, Establishment Of Innovation And Entrepreneurship Hubs In Nigeria

Balogun Ganiat, Abuja

The federal government has approved the award of 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 National Research Fund (NRF) Grant was introduced by TETfund to encourage cutting-edge research which explore research areas relevant to societal needs of Nigeria, such as, power and energy, health, security, agriculture, employment, wealth creation etc.

The approved research works includes development of sustainable Eco-friendly Walling system for low-cost housing in the rural communities of Nigeria, the development of hybrid cubic fertilizer using plant-based binders for efficient nutrients release and utilization, development of an intelligent aerial robotics system for efficient weed and disease management in maize-cowpea farmland, development of an artificial intelligence-enable internet of medical things for military physiological monitoring and activity recognition system at war zones, and the development of a novel intelligent electrical energy management metering among others.

Also, the federal government has approved the award of contracts for the establishment of 18 innovation and entrepreneurship hubs in beneficiary institutions across the six geopolitical zones of the country in the 2024 intervention of the fund. As well as the approval of N1 billion each to 15 TETfund beneficiary institutions, under the 2025 intervention.