Program
Grand Challenges Nigeria
A network of local researchers working on public health, agriculture, nutrition and climate, launched in November 2024.
The project builds a network of Nigerian researchers and development practitioners who can innovate for impact, scale, sustainability and gender equity. Its priorities are public health, science and technology, agriculture, food systems, nutrition and climate change.
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, launched it on 18 November 2024, with a call for proposals on maternal, newborn and child health. The call is run by the Science for Africa Foundation.