Despite ranking 50th in the world among countries with research paper publications, Nigeria is said to have ranked poorly in the number of innovations derived from these research papers.
According to the Acting Director of the Innovation and Technology Management Office (ITMO) at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Abiodun Gbenga-Ilori, a total of 13,282 research papers were published in Nigeria in 2020, ranking 50th globally based on the figure.
However, Mrs Gbenga-Ilori said only 300 of the 13,282 research papers led to successful innovations.
