Four academics at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti have secured a total of N89.964m in National Research Fund grants from the Federal Government to undertake research projects aimed at tackling unemployment, improving education, advancing pharmaceutical innovation and addressing healthcare challenges.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Monday.
According to the statement, the researchers emerged successful in the highly competitive National Research Fund selection process.
Among the beneficiaries is Prof. Omotosho Joshua, who secured N19.964m for his project titled “Towards Addressing Unemployment Situation in Nigerian Formal Labour Market.”
Also awarded was Dr Adeniyi Florence, a Reader in the Department of Educational Management, who received N20m for her study, “From Chalkboards to Intelligent Systems: Comparative Analysis of Traditional and AI-Driven Teaching in Nigerian Federal Universities for Global Competitiveness.”
