By Franklin Onwubiko Nnamdi Azikiwe University has emerged the overall best first runner-up at the just concluded 6th edition of the Nigerian Universities Research and Development fair held in the university. This was disclosed at the closing ceremony of the fair by the Director of Research and Innovation, National Universities Commission (NUC), Abuja Dr. Suleiman Rammon Yusuf who represented the executive Secretary of the commission. University of Uyo emerged the overall best while Federal University of Technology, Minna emerged the overall second runner-up in the exhibition. Dr. Yusuf congratulated all the participant Universities who according to him participated actively despite the short notice. He expressed satisfaction at the turn up of Universities as well as the quality of research products exhibited. The director commended the vice chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku on his giant strides in making the university one of the leading entrepreneurial institutions in Nigeria. In the same vein, the minister of state for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwuka described the exhibition as successful positing that there is hope for Nigeria with regards to the quality of research products exhibited. Prof. Anwuka who was represented by the executive secretary of the Committee of Vice chancellors, Prof. Micheal Faborode advised the researchers to patent their works and seek ways to commercializing them. The vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku expressed his satisfaction over the smooth conduct of the research fair. Expressing satisfaction over the level of participation among the Universities and the National Universities Commission, the vice chancellor prayed that the project be sustained. The university head asserted that it's about time academics and researchers braved up to the enormous challenges of national development as great untapped talents abound in the Universities and such are discovered during research fairs. Prof. Ahaneku assured that the outcome of the products exhibited will be processed. He urged universities to create Research and Innovative units to aid and enhance research. He further called on researchers in the university to partner with industrialists as this helps in boosting their research products.