01 / Start here
Submit Your Research
Create a researcher profile and tell us what you're working on. Research submissions will open from your profile once they're ready.
Research Hub
Where research meets reality.
A place for Nigerian research, including TETFund-funded work, to find the companies and communities that could put it to use.
Public funding, public benefit
TETFund already backs research across Nigeria's tertiary institutions and has said it wants stronger ties between institutions and industry. ESICON Innovation is being built to support that kind of collaboration, by helping funded work reach the people facing the problem.
ESICON Innovation is not affiliated with TETFund and doesn't influence its funding decisions.
₦7.5 billion
in TETFund research grants went to 174 teams in the 2025 National Research Fund cycle.
News Agency of Nigeria, June 2026 (opens in a new tab)Featured research areas
Agriculture
Yields, storage, spoilage and getting produce to market.
Health
Diagnostics, local health data and care that reaches rural communities.
ICT
Software, data and connectivity built for Nigerian conditions.
Energy
Off-grid power, solar and more efficient use of energy.
Manufacturing
Local materials, process improvement and quality control.
How academia and industry work together here
- Stage 1
Share your work
Describe your findings in terms a company can act on.
- Stage 2
Meet a real problem
See challenges where your research could give a team a head start.
- Stage 3
Test it outside the lab
Work with student teams and industry partners to try it in practice.
A researcher yourself? See what ESICON Innovation offers researchers.
Submit Your Research
02 / I have a problem
Companies, NGOs and government
Got a problem worth solving?
Post it as a challenge with a budget in naira, and choose from teams who want to solve it.