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Objectives

The Specific Objectives Of FERT Include:

  •  To engage in social and economic research that would aid the understanding of development and underdevelopment in Nigeria and Africa;
  • To promote the development of technical and entrepreneurial skills and enhance economic empowerment in Nigeria and Africa in general;
  • To provide a link between researchers in academia and policy-makers in government, international institutions and other non-governmental organizations through networking in thematic and non-thematic research as well as through publications;
  • To engage in research, capacity building and training which will emancipate the vulnerable groups in Nigeria and Africa;
  • To provide training to policy-makers at all levels, academia, the private sector and other groups through workshops, seminars and symposia; and
  • To make available recommendations derived from research to appropriate functionaries of government, domestic and international research organizations.