The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has awarded N435.5 million in grants to innovators across Nigeria under its maiden innovation competitions. The grants were presented to winners of the Innovate Naija, Future Makers, Intra-Agency and Inter-Agency competitions at an award ceremony held yesterday at the State House Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The national winner of the Innovate Naija competition received N100 million, while the first and second runners-up received N30 million and N20 million, respectively, while the 37 state champions, including Abuja, got N2.5 million each, a NASENI statement said. Similarly, the top six winners of the NASENI intra-agency and inter-agency competitions received a combined N162 million.
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