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Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
The federal government has directed universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, monotechnics, military institutions and other eligible tertiary institutions across the country to immediately constitute institutional laureate selection committees.
This is as it commenced the maiden edition of the National Laureate Programme, an initiative backed by an annual prize fund of N365 million.
