UNILAG VC Ogundipe wins €38,000 global biodiversity grant

UNILAG VC Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe

UNILAG VC Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe

By Gabriel Dike, Lagos

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has won a €38,000 grant from the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) programme.

A statement signed by the university’s Head of Corporate Affairs, Mrs Nonye Oguma, said the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) awarded research grants to two UNILAG Botanists – Prof Ogundipe and Dr Temitope Onuminya.

According to her, Prof Ogundipe won a National Level grant and has been awarded the sum of €38,000 for the project entitled: “Implementation of the Biodiversity Information and data System for Coastal Ecosystems in Nigeria”.

The Institutional Level grant, Oguma said, was won by Dr Onuminya, who was awarded €18,850 for the implementation of a BID project as outlined in the proposal entitled: “Expanding the visibility of the Lagos Herbarium through Digitization and Mobilization of Plant Specimen Data”.

Oguma said the university management congratulated the duo, mentor and mentee, and wished them a successful implementation of their proposal.

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