That Tertiary Education Fund (TETfund) says 90 per cent of research proposals for it received was poor and therefore could not fund it, a past President, Ophthalmology Society of Nigeria, Professor Sebastian Nwosu said was a very bad testimonial for academia in Nigeria.
Professor Nwosu spoke at the official commissioning of the Sebastian Centre for Ophthalmic Research & Education (SCORE) and its maiden lecture entitled “Research & Continuing Medical Education in Today’s Nigeria” at Eleta Eye Institute Ibadan.
The don said the poor quality of the research proposals to the TETfund points to a deep malady in training in research methods, declaring that nine years after the fund was established, research activities are seen not to have improved in Nigerian tertiary institutions.
Professor Nwosu said although many educational institutions complain of dearth of funds for research,…
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