Twenty‑two tertiary institutions have secured a ₦5.5 billion grant from the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa). ASR Africa is an initiative of African industrialist and BUA Group chairman Abdul Samad Rabiu, created to address developmental challenges in health, education, and social development across the continent. The programme is funded through its annual $100 million Africa Fund for Sustainable Development and Renewal.
According to ASR Africa, each of the 22 institutions received ₦250 million under the ASR Africa Tertiary Education Grant Scheme. The beneficiaries include the University of Uyo, University of Jos, Nigerian Law School (Lagos), Federal College of Education Technology (Gusau), Federal University Lokoja, Federal University of Petroleum Resources (Effurun), Nasarawa State University, University of Lagos, University of Port Harcourt, Federal University of Technology Minna, and Uthman Dan Fodio University. Additional recipients are Bayero University Kano, Adamawa State University, Babcock University, Federal University Gashua, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Al‑Qalam University, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (Kuru), Baze University, Nigerian Defence Academy, Crescent University, and Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (Umudike).
Edidiong Idang, Social Development Specialist at ASR Africa, explained that the initiative will continue to partner with governments and private‑sector institutions in Nigeria and across Africa to support education. She said, “Our belief is that Africans need to rise to provide solutions to African problems. We focus our intervention in Africa, primarily on infrastructure development, equipping facilities, and capacity building for researchers, healthcare practitioners, and community‑level service providers. We also support the efforts of various governments in Nigeria and Sub‑Saharan Africa across our three thematic areas. The initiative provides both technical and financial resources to partners.”
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