By Kelechukwu Iruoma

A MEMBER of the Board of Trustees, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, representing the South-West, Lady Anna Kolawole has charged scholars to carry out research that would bring about positive economic growth and development to Nigeria.

Speaking while addressing scholars embarking on TETFund-sponsored academic projects in Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, she stated that in carrying out such researches, they should also work in conjunction with industries and factories, to come up with real findings and solutions that would add value to the system. She added that TETFund has a new Department for Research and Centre of Excellence, calling on all federal institutions to also establish research departments for all hands to be on deck in order to move the country forward. She also urged the university administration to access the research grants of about N3 billion available for use from TETund. She however commended the University for the impressive reports received from the Fund’s Desk Officer of the University, Dr. Pius Akintokun. “In short, you are doing well academically. Thank God you are a very settled University; you don’t always go on strike. We are going with good records from here”, she said.

In his remarks, the Director, Centre for Internationalisation and Partnerships, CENIP, and the Desk Officer of TETFund, Dr. Akintokun, appreciated TETFund for making funds available to the University, while he assured that FUNAAB would continue to embark on positive and impact research that would touch the lives of the people and improve the economy of the country.