The agency said the absence of a recognised national research and innovation funding agency in Nigeria has hindered its ability to access global funding opportunities.
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Mr Ozor, who spoke during a workshop at the TETFund headquarters on Monday, noted that other African countries with functioning research agencies have been able to receive funding from organisations such as Royal Crown Canada, International Development Research Centre , German Foundation, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and British Council, among others.
He said: “Our responsibility is to support the West African region with technical training and capacity support to establish councils and the support from our agency is to enable Nigeria to catch up with their contemporaries of eastern and south African countries.
He added that while TETFund has been representing Nigeria in certain capacities, it is important to collaborate with relevant ministries and agencies, particularly the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, to ensure the effective functioning of the funding agency. She added that the Fund is committed to establishing the council, especially the science granting council so that Nigeria can participate fully in it.Speaking on the sidelines of the event, the President of the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Peter Azikwe, said Nigeria needs the results of science and technology, which he noted will translate into innovation and produce goods and services to make sure that Nigeria’s economy runs well.
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