University of Abuja Students win over N3 million Research Grant

Ten undergraduate students of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) have won a grant of N3,772,000 million to undertake research

Nov 17, 2022 - 07:05 Updated: Nov 17, 2022 - 07:08

University of Abuja Students win over N3 million Research Grant

Ten undergraduate students of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) have won a grant of N3,772,000 million to undertake research in their various areas of study.

The grant winners included Suleiman Ridwan Olanrewaju, Isa Adam Olamide, and Aiyedero Mercy Oluwaseun - from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Onigbinde Collins Oluwaseun ( Faculty of Engineering); Joel Emmanuel Benson, Mathew Friday, Babalola Mathew, Owolabi Fuhad Nurudeen and Ojewole Grace Oluwaseun ( Faculty of Agriculture); and Ibrahim Dauda Abdulrahman( Faculty of Science).

Director of the Centre for Undergraduate Research( CUR), Dr Taibat Atoyebi, said the 10 students scaled through the screening after a plagiarism test conducted on their proposals for the grant. She added that 46 students had expressed their interest in the grant, out of which 25 were shortlisted.