Kwara State University Wins Big: N12.5m Research Grant to Study COVID-19 in Nigeria

• Kwara State University researchers have won a N12.5 million research grant from Tertiary Education Trust Fund.

• The team will be led by Dr Olayinka Yusuf and will study the impact of cultural and demographic factors on the spread and containment of COVID-19 in Nigeria.

• The grant was awarded under the 2021 National Research Fund intervention.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that researchers at Kwara State University, Ilorin, have won a N12.5 million naira research grant from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund.

The research will be conducted by a team led by Dr Olayinka Yusuf on “Influence of Cultural and Demographic Attributes on the Spread and Containment of Coronavirus Pandemic in Nigeria.’’

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The varsity’s Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, stated on Monday in Ilorin that he received a letter notifying the university about the award.

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The letter was signed by the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Mr Sonny Echono. It stated that the grant was awarded under the 2021 National Research Fund intervention.

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