Campus News3 min read2026-06-01

18 Nigerian Academics Win $250k SGCI Research Grants for Commercial

Eighteen lecturers from Nigerian higher institutions have been awarded a $250,000 grant through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)’s Research for Impact Initiative (R4I) by the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI)....

Azeez

Azeez

1 Jun 2026

18 Nigerian Academics Win $250k SGCI Research Grants for Commercial
Key takeaways
  • Eighteen lecturers from Nigerian higher institutions have been awarded a $250,000 grant through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)’s Research for Impact Initiative (R4I) by the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI).
  • The funding will support the development of four prototype projects into commercially viable products.
  • Research Groups The lecturers, organised into four groups, were hosted at Innov8, an innovation hub in Abuja, to work on the following prototypes: Development of Technology to Mitigate the Effect of Drought in Desert Areas of Northern Nigeria Development of Automated Garri Frying Technology (Jollyfryer) Creation of Biosensor Device for Water Purification Using Sol...

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