The Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) Project was instituted in 2013 by the governments of Burkina Faso, Republic of Benin, Ghana, Cameroun, Nigeria, Togo and Senegal, with support from the World Bank. The project was initiated to promote regional specialization amongst Universities in the participating countries within the West and Central African sub-regions, to address common regional development challenges and strengthen their capacities to deliver high quality … Read More...

Project Coordinator’s Message
From the beginning of the Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) Project in 2013, the National Project Coordination Secretariat at the National Universities Commission (NUC) has been proactive in coordinating the activities of the ACEs in Nigeria, to ensure that the centres operate within the guidelines of the project. The National ACE Project Coordination Secretariat is responsible for national facilitation, training, and supervision in fiduciary aspects as well as national … Read More...
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Objectives
The ACEĀ Higher Order Objective of the ACE project is to meet the labor market demands for skills within specific areas where there are skill shortages affecting development, economic growth and poverty reduction.
The ACE Project Development Objective is to support the recipients to promote regional specialization among participating universities in areas that address regional challenges and strengthen the capacities of these universities to deliver quality training and applied research.
ACE I STEM Centres
![]() | OAU ICT Driven Knowledge Park |
![]() | Centre for Oilfield Chemicals Research |
![]() | Pan African Materials Institute |
Agric ACEs
![]() | Centre for Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment |
![]() | Centre for Food Technology and Research |
![]() | Centre in Dryland Agriculture |
Health ACEs
![]() | ACE for Genomics of Infectious Diseases |
![]() | Centre in Reproductive Health Innovation |
![]() | ACE in Phytomedicine Research and Development |
![]() | ACE on Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology |