Twenty two tertiary institutions have secured a N5.5 billion grant from the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa initiative.
The grant is aimed to provide solutions to developmental issues affecting health, education, and social development within Africa through its annual $100 million Africa Fund for Sustainable Development and Renewal.
According to ASR Africa, each of the 22 institutions got N250 million, under the ASR Africa Tertiary Education Grant Scheme.
The beneficiaries of the grant include: University of Uyo; University of Jos; Nigerian Law School (Lagos); Federal College of Education Technology, Gusau; Federal University Lokoja; Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun; Nasarawa State University; University of Lagos; University of Port Harcourt; Federal University of Technology Minna; Uthman Dan Fodio University.
Others are: Bayero University Kano; Adamawa State University; Babcock University; Federal University, Gashua; Federal University of Technology Owerri; Al-Qalam University; National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru; Baze University; Nigerian Defence Academy; Crescent University; Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike.
