Enhancing Research Institutes’ Development through Adequate Funding in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper discussed the importance of providing adequate budgetary allocation for the administration of various research institutes in Nigeria. Secondary data were used in the paper. The data were collected from both print and online publications. The paper concluded that adequate funding of research institutes in Nigeria will lead to availability of adequate funds for implementation of research programme, employment of more research officers, development of infrastructure, improvement of capacity building of researcher officers, increment in research publication, preventions of brain-drain in the institutes, conducting of cut edges intensive research and aid socio-economic and technology development in Nigeria. In order to increase the funding of the research institutes in Nigeria, the paper hereby recommended that government should appreciate the roles and importance of research in national development and increase the funding of research institutes by implementing UNESCO 1% recommendation for research development in Nigeria.