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Adenike Aloba, a renowned communications and media development professional has joined The Interactive as Programme Director. She doubles as the Managing Editor of Dataphyte, the Media and Research program of the organisation to provide leadership for the day to day operations of the organisation.
There is a consensus that Nigeria underfunds research and innovation. This view is emphasized in an interview with Prof. Peter Okebukola, a former executive secretary of the National Universities Commission. He stated that African universities are on the lowest rung of research and innovation due to underfunding. Perhaps, the recent appeal of the Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions to the Federal Government to use part of the COVID 19 donations to fund health research institutions puts credence to that position.
