Twelve Nigerian Universities are to benefit from the Federal government approved Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) grant.
This is as they spearhead research and development program that would contribute to national growth.
Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, Executive Secretary of the Commission made this known while presenting allocation letters and guidelines to Vice-Chancellors of the universities.
He said the Federal Government graciously approved N1billion as take-off grant for each of the universities, totalling N12billion.
The universities include University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), University of Benin (UNIBEN), University of Ibadan (UI), University of Maiduguri (UNIMAD), Bayero University Kano (BUK), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Akwa, University of Uyo (UNIUYO), and the Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike.
Other institutions are the University of Jos (UNIJOS), University of Lagos (UNILAG), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) and Uthman Danfodio University, Sokoto.
