Minister of education, Dr. Tunji Alausa surrounded by members of the committee
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Committee as part of efforts to launch a ₦365 million annual prize programme aimed at rewarding outstanding academic research, innovation and research commercialisation in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, a statement by the spokesperson of the Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Committee, Ita Ekpenyong, said on Tuesday.
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, inaugurated the committee in Abuja on Tuesday, describing the National Laureate Programme as a strategic intervention to reposition academic excellence as a national priority and inspire young researchers to develop solutions to the country’s development challenges.
According to the minister, the initiative is designed to transform Nigeria’s reward system by giving scholarly achievements the same national recognition accorded to excellence in other sectors.
“The National Laureate Programme represents a deliberate investment in Nigeria’s young intellectual capital. It is intended to celebrate knowledge, innovation, creativity and research-driven development while strengthening the country’s research commercialisation ecosystem,” Alausa said.
