Baze University has committed ₦25 million to fund research into indigenous calendar systems, with the pledge made during a moment that already had celebration written all over it.
The announcement came from Mr Baba-Ahmed on Tuesday, at the university's seventh inaugural lecture held on campus in Abuja. The lecture was delivered by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abiodun Adeniyi, making the occasion both a scholarly milestone and the backdrop for a significant funding commitment.
Details on the scope and timeline of the grant are not yet public, but the signal is clear: Baze University is putting real money behind the kind of knowledge that has long been overlooked in formal academic spaces. Indigenous timekeeping systems carry centuries of astronomical, agricultural, and cultural intelligence, and this grant could open doors for researchers who have been working in that space without institutional backing.
Watch this space to see who steps forward to claim it.
Originally published by Premium Times.