The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced the outcome of the 2025 National Research Fund (NRF) Grant Cycle, with the Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUT Minna) emerging as the top-performing institution among Nigerian universities.
The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday during an interaction with the press.
Echono said the results followed a rigorous and competitive selection process conducted by the TETFund National Research Fund Screening and Monitoring Committee (NRFS&MC).
He said: “A total of 174 grants were awarded to various research teams across thematic areas of national priority at a total sum of N7.5 billion.
“The amount awarded per grant to the various research teams ranges from N13,698,897.00 to N49,979,826.04.”
On institutional performance, he said FUT Minna led the table with 18 successful grants, followed by the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) with 11 grants, and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria with 10.
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) secured eight grants, while Bayero University, Kano (BUK), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK), each winning seven.
The University of Jos (UNIJOS) recorded six grants, while the University of Ibadan (UI), the University of Lagos, Akoka (UNILAG), and Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), each securing five grants.
Other beneficiaries, Echono said, included the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia; Federal University of Environment and Technology, Koroma Saakpenwa, Ogoni; and the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin-Ekiti, among newly established institutions that made successful entries into the grant cycle.
The Executive Secretary also said state-owned universities featured prominently, with institutions such as Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Ekiti State University, Kwara State University, Adamawa State University, Rivers State University, and Sokoto State University among the beneficiaries.
