The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) /NRF Grant has been presented to 16 Academics of the university at a ceremony chaired by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic and Research, Prof Oluwole Familoni, FAS on Monday, September 6, 2021.
Also present at the event was the Director, Research and Innovation office, Prof Bola Oboh who assisted in handing out the Letter of Awards to the lucky 2020 beneficiaries of the Grant. They are as follows:
| S/N | Name o Principal Investigator | Dept | Title |
| 1. | Prof. Abayomi Olajompo Akinyeye | History and Strategic Studies | Popular and External Supports for Insurgency and Counter Insurgency in Post-Cold War Sahel Region of Africa |
| 2. | Prof. Solomon Abayomi Akinboye | Political Science | Voter Apathy in Nigeria as political protest: A study of the 2019 General Elections |
| 3. | Prof. Chikodi Nnanyelu Anibogu | Physiology | Covid-19: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Metabolic Functions and Stress In Subjects using Various Face Masks in Corona Virus and Covid-19 |
| 4. | Dr. David Mautin Oke | Economics | Medical Brain Drain as a Gobalisation Risk and its Effects on Efficiency of Federal Medical Centres in Nigeria under the Economic Development and Globalisation |
| 5. | Dr. Emmanuel Olakunle B. Ogedengbe | Mechanical Engineering | Hybrid conversion of Renewable Energy Potentials into Energy Carriers with Sustainable Local Content Development for Efficient Charging of Electrical Vehicles |
| 6. | Dr. Joseph Bamidele Minari | Cell Biology and Genetics | Candidate Blockers Identification for RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase as Potential Drugs for Covid-19 |
| 7. | Dr. Olumuyiwa Babalola Salu | Medical Microbiology | Exploration of Marine Bacterial Community Genomics in Nigeria Coastal Waters for Prospective Novel Drugs and Biopharmaceutics |
| 8. | Pro. Bolanle Iranloye | Physiology | Genomic Profiling of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in Nigeria Patients for Improved Prognosis, Precision and Personalised Management |
| 9. | Prof. Luqman Ayo Yusuff | IADS | Engaging Social Media in Remodelling Character Through Arts and Culture |
| 10. | Prof. Oladele C. Orimogunje | Linguistics, African and Asian Studies | A Collection and Analysis of Fifty Indigenous Healthcare Delivery Verses from Minor Odu Ifa Corpus |
