The Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has approved a total of ₦7.5 billion research grants for 174 projects across tertiary institutions in Nigeria, with Rivers State University (RSU) and the Federal University of Environment and Technology, Koroma/Saakpenwa, Rivers State, among the beneficiaries.
TETFund said the intervention is part of efforts to strengthen research, innovation, and technological development in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector and support solutions to national development challenges.
According to the Fund, the grants range from ₦13.6 million to ₦49.97 million per project and cover strategic areas including health and social welfare, agriculture, science and engineering, power and energy, clean energy, defence technology, security studies, and other critical sectors.
Among the universities that secured research grants are the Federal University of Technology, Minna (18 grants), Federal University of Technology, Owerri (11 grants), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (10 grants), University of Ilorin (8 grants), Bayero University, Kano (7 grants), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (7 grants), University of Jos (6 grants), University of Ibadan (5 grants), University of Lagos (5 grants), and Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (5 grants).
TETFund also announced that newly established federal universities featured among the successful beneficiaries. They include the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State; the Federal University of Environment and Technology, Koroma/Saakpenwa, Rivers State; and the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti.
Among the state-owned institutions that secured grants are Rivers State University, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Ekiti State University, Kwara State University, Adamawa State University, and Sokoto State University.
The list of beneficiary polytechnics includes Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro; Federal Polytechnic, Bida; Federal Polytechnic, Nekede; Federal Polytechnic, Moguno; Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji; Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi; Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri; Yaba College of Technology; Kaduna Polytechnic; and Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto.
Colleges of Education that benefited from the research grants are the College of Education, Katsina; Osun State College of Education, Ilesa; and Isa Kaita College of Education, Dutsin-Ma.
TETFund stated that the research-driven innovation projects are expected to create new products and services, improve productivity, deepen knowledge generation, and contribute significantly to national prosperity.
The Fund emphasized that expanding access to research funding across universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education remains critical to building a knowledge-driven economy and positioning Nigeria’s tertiary institutions as key drivers of innovation and sustainable development.
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