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By Kadiri Abdulrahman
Abuja,Feb. 2, 2021 The Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG ) has urged the Federal Government to take more interest in promoting the country’s non-oil exports to reap maximum benefits from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
Chairman of the group, Mr Asue Igohdalo, made the call during a virtual launch of NESG report titled “NESG Macro-Economic outlook 2021,” monitored via zoom.
Ighodalo said that Nigeria needed to create innovative economic ideas that could spur growth and prosperity.
He said that the country should encourage non-oil exports to improve export earnings and reduce pressure on the external reserves.
By Kuni Tyessi
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) on Monday disclosed that private universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in the country are already accessing its N7.5 billion National Research Fund (NRF) for the purpose of bolstering the conduct of cutting-edge research.
The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, who made the revelation while declaring open a four-day meeting of TETFund Research and Development Standing Committee (RDSC), said the breakthrough came two years after the Board of Trustees granted the approval for private institutions to draw from the funds.
Bogoro said since the inauguration of the TETFund RDSC on September 24, 2020, the committee has gone far in implementing President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to support government initiatives of responding to the threat of Covid-19 through ground-breaking research on phyto-medical drugs, prophylactics and vaccines.
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has revealed that tertiary institutions including private and public universities have commenced accessing the N7.5 billion National Research Fund for the purpose of conducting cutting-edge research.
This followed the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that TETFund should make funding available for ground-breaking research into COVID-19 pandemic and support for local production of military equipment for enhanced combat against insurgency and other criminalities.
Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof Suleiman Bogoro, spoke, on Monday, while declaring open a four-day meeting of TETFund Research and Development Standing Committee.
He said the breakthrough came two years after the Board of Trustees granted the approval for private institutions to draw from the national research fund.
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