American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, is to participate in a  Canada – Funded Research on Boko Haram and insurrection in the northern parts of Nigeria.

A statement from the varsity said a consortium of nine universities in Canada and the Lake Chad basin countries of Nigeria, Chad, Niger, and Cameroon have secured a preliminary grant of C$198,000 to build a massive database on the Boko Haram insurrection in the Lake Chad basin.

According to the statement, the grant is to fund an international scholars’ partnership that can design a significant research initiative and gain the approval of the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) that is providing the preliminary grant.

“If satisfied with the design architecture, SSHRC, a federal research-funding agency that ‘promotes and supports post-secondary research and training,’ will provide an additional endowment to carry out the actual research,” the statement said.

Full article: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/aun-to-participate-in-canada-funded-research-on-boko-haram-260274.html