NCC awards 13 varsities N172m research grants to boost ICT development

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Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has awarded 13 universities the sum of N172,532,040 to boost Information, Communications and Technology(ICT)

The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta who made the disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday during the award ceremony noted that the commission has so far provided over N660 million to Nigeria’s tertiary institutions for information and communications technology focused research innovations

He further disclosed the endowment of N60 million to 3 Professorial Chairs In tertiary institutions across the country as a mechanism for entrenching innovations In tertiary institutions. The objective is to ensure regulatory and technological solutions capable of improving the communications industry. It is, therefore, our expectation that institutions would dedicate the required human and material resources to the success of the programmes.” He added

 

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