Ten of the beneficiaries of the scheme are Nigerian universities, while nine others are from other West and Central African regions, including Ghana, Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo, Gambia and Cameroun.
Under the Agriculture category, the benefitting institutions include Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria for Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment; University of Ghana for training Plant Breeders, Seed Scientists and Technologists; University of Lome, Togo for the Poultry Sciences; Bayero University, Nigeria, for Dryland Agriculture, and Benue State University, Nigeria, for Food Technology and Research.
The health category has as beneficiaries Redeemers University, Nigeria, for Genomics of Infectious Diseases; University of Ghana for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens; University of Jos, Nigeria, for Phytomedicine Research and Development; Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology; University of Benin, Nigeria, for Reproductive Health and Innovation, and Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal for Maternal and infant Health.
Those in the STEM category include African University of Science and Technology, Nigeria, for Materials; Université d’Abomey – Calavi, Bénin for Applied Mathematics;Université de Yaoundé I, Cameroon for Information and Communication Technologies;Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement (2iE) for Water, Energy, and Environment Sciences and Technologies.
Others include University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, for Oil Field Chemicals; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, for Water and Environmental Sanitation; Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria for Science, Technology and Knowledge; and University of Gaston Berger, St. Louis, Senegal for Mathematics, Informatics, and ICT.
The Bank said the competitively selected beneficiaries would receive funding for advanced specialized studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, STEM-related disciplines, as well as in agriculture and health.
The Bank said Nigeria would receive about $70 million (N11.2 billion), Ghana ($24 million), Senegal ($16 million), while Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Togo would receive $8 million each, Gambia would receive $2 million credit and a $1 million grant to provide higher education, including short-term training, to students, faculty and civil servants through the 19 ACEs.
The World Bank Vice-President for Africa, Makhtar Diop, said the Bank was excited to support these pioneering centers of excellence, as they would be another step in building and nurturing specialized world-class higher education institutions in Africa.
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Sad part is that this money will not serve it purpose
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