{
  "id": 19443262,
  "title": "NLNG, NCDMB Pledge $9m Endowment for Professorial Research Chairs in Six Nigerian Varsities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nlng-ncdmb-pledge-9m-endowment-for-professorial-research-chairs-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T04:13:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/11/11/nlng-ncdmb-pledge-9m-endowment-for-professorial-research-chairs-in-six-nigerian-varsities/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) have unveiled a $9 million initiative to establish professorial research chairs at six Nigerian universities. The program aims to develop commercially viable solutions to industry challenges, bolster local research capabilities, and foster technological innovation. Each university will receive $1.5 million to set up a specialized professorial chair, focusing on agreed-upon industry research priorities. The universities involved are the University of Ibadan, Rivers State University, Modibbo Adama University, Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, University of Nigeria, and Yakubu Gowon University. NLNG's Managing Director and CEO, Adeleye Falade, emphasized the significance of this investment in transforming academic knowledge into practical solutions and highlighted the importance of collaboration between government, industry, and academia. The initiative also includes opportunities for a \"triple helix\" approach, involving government, industry, and academia through specialized programs, sabbaticals, exchange opportunities, and joint development of postgraduate curricula.",
  "summary": "Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) as well as the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) have launched a $9",
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}