FG unveils N365m prize for top academic minds

The Federal Government of Nigeria has unveiled a ₦365 million annual prize to reward outstanding academic research, innovation, and intellectual excellence across the country's tertiary institutions. The initiative, called the Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Prize, is set to recognize exceptional undergraduate dissertations, Master's theses, and doctoral research with commercial, industrial, or developmental potential.

The program aims to reposition tertiary institutions as centers of research, innovation, enterprise, and problem-solving, as stated by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa. The prize will cover six thematic areas: Engineering and Technology, Medicine and Health Sciences, Arts and Social Sciences, Agriculture, Law, and Teaching Innovation.

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