25 July 2026

Research commercialisation

Ministries

Education Minister Announces Student Grant Initiative

Dr Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, has announced a ₦ 50 million Student Grant Venture Capital Initiative to support scaling student-led enterprises in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Dr Alausa stated that the initiative aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry by transforming homegrown research into commercially viable products and services. The minister announced

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Ministries

Education Minister Commissions Committee to Commercialise Research Outputs

The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-level Ministerial Committee tasked with driving the commercialisation of research outputs from Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. The Research and Innovation Commercialisation Committee (RICC) was inaugurated in Abuja recently by the Minister of Education, Morufu Olatunji Alausa. Alausa said the initiative aims to bridge the long-standing gap between academia and industry

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