{
  "id": 19667060,
  "title": "From Lab to Market: TETFund to Turn 500 Nigerian Innovations into Businesses, Jobs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/from-lab-to-market-tetfund-to-turn-500-nigerian-innovations-into",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-12T14:27:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/11/12/from-lab-to-market-tetfund-to-turn-500-nigerian-innovations-into-businesses-jobs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) aims to transform 400 to 500 Nigerian innovations into viable businesses, jobs, and wealth by November 2026. The innovations will be showcased at the TETFund National Research Fair and Exhibition, held at the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry Trade Fair Complex. Organiser Umar Bindir emphasized the shift from academia to practical application, stating that the fair will create wealth and generate jobs. Between 4,000 and 5,000 applications were received from various institutions across Nigeria, with only those deemed developed and commercially viable selected. Innovations span critical sectors like agriculture, healthcare, and housing. To help innovators commercialise their ideas, TETFund will provide support from banks, investors, industries, and legal experts. The strategy is already showing success, with 30 to 40 innovations advanced and many more in need of further assistance. The 2026 fair will feature an international symposium with attendees from China, India, Canada, Japan, the World Bank, UNESCO, and the African Development Bank, highlighting Nigeria's research capabilities on the global stage.",
  "summary": "Kuni Tyessi in Abuja Nigeria is moving to end decades of research gathering dust on library shelves, as the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) prepares to push between 400 and",
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}