Education

Kwara varsity wins N12.5m TETFund research grant

Researchers at Kwara State University (KWASU), Ilorin, have won N12.5 million naira research grant of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

The research will be conducted by a team led by Dr Olayinka Yusuf on ‘Influence of Cultural and Demographic Attributes on the Spread and Containment of Coronavirus Pandemic in Nigeria’.

The KWASU Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, made this known in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Monday, April 17.

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Jimoh disclosed that he received a letter notifying the university about the award, saying the letter was signed by the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono.

He added that the grant was awarded under the 2021 National Research Fund intervention.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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