The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has endowed three Nigerian universities with Professional Chairs on Telecommunications -based Research innovation.
The universities are the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto; Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State and the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The NCC also offers Research grant to 13 universities in Nigeria, amounting to about N172 millions, and N60 million for the three endowed universities.
The NCC’s Head of Research and Development, Kelechi Nwankwo, speaking at the handing out of the funds to the universities today, April 7, commended the Executive Vice Chairman, Professor Umar Danbatta for the innovation he brought to the NCC.
More to come soon.
