By Taye Obateru

Jos—In line with her dream of becoming one of the foremost research-oriented institutions in the country, the University of Jos plans to build capacity for proposal writing to equip staff with skills to produce fundable research proposals.

Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Hayward Mafuyai who disclosed this at a press briefing, yesterday, said this informed the decision of the institution to bid for the hosting of the 7th International Conference of the West African Management Association (WARIMA) which comes up from March 2 to 7, 2014.

He described Plateau State as a hub for research considering the number of tertiary and research institutions located within the state, adding that a lot of benefits would accrue from hosting the conference which was last hosted by Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.
“The benefits of hosting the conference are huge because you’ll have a lot of researchers from all over the world.”