07UniPod MOAUM

Partnerships and engagements

UniPod MOAUM's partners, and its engagement with government, the University and the community.

The UniPod MOAUM building

01Partnership

One-month staff training with the Technology Incubation Centre, Makurdi

UniPod MOAUM's partnership with the Technology Incubation Centre, Makurdi, resulted in a one-month training for staff.

02Institutional engagement

Government
Government and government agencies visit UniPod MOAUM
Government officials and representatives of government agencies visited UniPod MOAUM and were shown its facilities.
University leadership
University management visit to UniPod MOAUM
Members of the University's management visited UniPod MOAUM and were shown its spaces and equipment.

03Community

Students, members of faculty and the wider community at UniPod MOAUM, in its spaces and at its activities.

04National network

One university and one priority sector at a time, across the six geopolitical zones.

University of Lagos
Artificial Intelligence
Nasarawa State University, Keffi
Mining Technology
University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom
Green and Blue Economy
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
Manufacturing and Trade
Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi
Agriculture and Food Systems
Our University
University of Maiduguri, Borno
Resilience and Recovery

7 April 2026
National launch
The Vice President flags off the first UniPod, an AI UniPod at the University of Lagos, opening the national rollout.
First cohort
Six universities, six sectors
Lagos (AI), Keffi (mining technology), Uyo (green and blue economy), Umudike (manufacturing and trade), Makurdi (agriculture and food systems) and Maiduguri (resilience and recovery).
At launch
Makurdi hub ready
The Agriculture and Food Systems hub was reported established, equipped and ready for activation.
August 2026
Scaling up
Government reports 41 UniPods planned nationally, with eight commissioned or ready for commissioning.

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