Nigeria and the European Union signed a science and know-how cooperation settlement in Abuja, in accordance with official statements.
The settlement was signed by Gautier Mignot, head of the EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, and Kingsley Udeh, Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Research, and Technology.
The cooperation framework offers entry to the European Commission’s Horizon Europe programme, in accordance with Udeh.
According to European Commission information, 55 tasks involving Nigerian entities have acquired Horizon Europe grants, primarily in well being, meals, agriculture, and setting sectors. These contain 65 participations by Nigerian organizations with roughly €20 million in funding. A complete of 15 Nigeria-based organizations take part, receiving roughly €9 million.
The Horizon Europe programme funds totals practically €100 billion for analysis and innovation funding throughout taking part nations, in accordance with EU documentation.
Both events established a Joint Science and Technical Cooperation Committee to supervise implementation and monitor outcomes, in accordance with official statements.
Mignot stated the settlement offers a authorized and political framework to broaden participation, funding entry, and visibility for Nigerian organizations in EU-backed analysis tasks.
Udeh acknowledged the settlement represents Nigeria’s first such framework with the EU in over twenty years.
The cooperation will deal with cross-border tasks in well being, agriculture, local weather, meals programs, and know-how sectors, in accordance with official statements.