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Emotions ran high on Wednesday in the eyes of colleagues and friends of the late former Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe as the Senate of the university held a special session in his honour.
Ibidapo-Obe, a Professor of Systems Engineering passed on last Month, January at the age of 71 and his remains are yet to be buried.
At the event, tagged “A Day of Tributes,” and held at the main auditorium of the university in Akoka, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, described the late senior colleague as a born scientist who made sterling contributions to scientific knowledge in the areas of Engineering, Control and Information Systems, among others.
TETFund begins research funding for local production of military equipment
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By Kuni Tyessi
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) on Monday disclosed that private universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in the country are already accessing its N7.5 billion National Research Fund (NRF) for the purpose of bolstering the conduct of cutting-edge research.
The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, who made the revelation while declaring open a four-day meeting of TETFund Research and Development Standing Committee (RDSC), said the breakthrough came two years after the Board of Trustees granted the approval for private institutions to draw from the funds.
Bogoro said since the inauguration of the TETFund RDSC on September 24, 2020, the committee has gone far in implementing President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to support government initiatives of responding to the threat of Covid-19 through ground-breaking research on phyto-medical drugs, prophylactics and vaccines.
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has revealed that tertiary institutions including private and public universities have commenced accessing the N7.5 billion National Research Fund for the purpose of conducting cutting-edge research.
This followed the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that TETFund should make funding available for ground-breaking research into COVID-19 pandemic and support for local production of military equipment for enhanced combat against insurgency and other criminalities.
Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof Suleiman Bogoro, spoke, on Monday, while declaring open a four-day meeting of TETFund Research and Development Standing Committee.
He said the breakthrough came two years after the Board of Trustees granted the approval for private institutions to draw from the national research fund.
Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe: Our shared dream
Ayobami Salami
Before May 2017 when I was appointed the Pioneer Vice Chancellor, First Technical University, Ibadan, I only knew Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe by his reputation, earned through his unassailable credentials. Shortly after my appointment, the then Governor of Oyo State and Visitor to the University, Senator Abiola Ajimobi (of the blessed memory), invited me for a meeting in his office to discuss my plans for the university. At the meeting were a few government officials, including the then Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Olalekan Alli. The governor then told me he was planning to appoint a substantive Pro-Chancellor for the university and he wanted my suggestion(s).
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