{"id":88087,"date":"2025-10-15T19:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T19:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/govt-names-prof-momodou-sallah-first-head-of-fund"},"modified":"2025-10-15T19:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T19:43:04","slug":"govt-names-prof-momodou-sallah-first-head-of-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-names-prof-momodou-sallah-first-head-of-fund","title":{"rendered":"Gov&#8217;T Names Prof Momodou Sallah First Head of Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Gambia Government has named Professor Momodou Sallah as the inaugural Executive Director of the newly-established National Research and Innovation Fund (NRIF).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This new body will be tasked with financing and promoting research, innovation, and development across key sectors, and Prof. Sallah\u2019s appointment was announced by Gambia\u2019s Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology (MoHERST).<\/p>\n<p>The appointment, made by President Adama Barrow, follows the enactment of the National Research and Innovation Fund Act, 2025, a landmark legislation aimed at transforming The Gambia into a knowledge-driven economy.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Sallah, a former Professor of Teaching and Learning and Director of the Centre for Academic Innovation at De Montfort University (DMU) in the United Kingdom, brings more than two decades of experience in academia, leadership, and research management. He is a recipient of the UK National Teaching Fellowship (2013) and Times Higher Education Most Innovative Teacher of the Year Award (2015).<\/p>\n<p>In his new role, Professor Sallah will oversee the day-to-day operations of the fund, providing strategic leadership to support post-secondary education, technical and vocational training (TVET), and research in science and technology.<\/p>\n<p>MoHERST Minister Professor Pierre Gomez described the appointment as \u201ca major step forward\u201d for The Gambia\u2019s innovation agenda. \u201cWe are privileged to have a scholar and leader of Professor Sallah\u2019s calibre return home to serve his nation. His experience and vision will help unlock the immense creative potential of Gambian researchers and innovators,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Sallah expressed gratitude for the appointment, calling it \u201ca transformative opportunity\u201d for national progress. \u201cThe establishment of the NRIF marks a turning point for our country,\u201d he said. \u201cI am committed to building a robust and inclusive innovation ecosystem that supports our brightest minds and provides practical solutions to our development challenges,\u201d Prof. Sallah added.<\/p>\n<p>The NRIF, established by the National Assembly earlier this year, is designed to strengthen The Gambia\u2019s research and innovation capacity by providing financial support to researchers, innovators, and small enterprises driving job creation and sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Gambia Government has named Professor Momodou Sallah as the inaugural Executive Director of the newly-established National Research and Innovation Fund (NRIF). This new body will be tasked with financing and promoting research, innovation, and development across key sectors, and Prof. Sallah\u2019s appointment was announced by Gambia\u2019s Ministry of Higher Education, Research, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":88086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-88087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gov&#039;T Names Prof Momodou Sallah First Head of Fund - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Gambia Government has named Professor Momodou Sallah as the inaugural Executive Director of the newly-established ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-names-prof-momodou-sallah-first-head-of-fund\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gov&#039;T Names Prof Momodou Sallah First Head of Fund\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Gambia Government has named Professor Momodou Sallah as the inaugural Executive Director of the newly-established ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-names-prof-momodou-sallah-first-head-of-fund\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-15T19:28:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-15T19:43:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1760544758.409907.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"626\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-names-prof-momodou-sallah-first-head-of-fund#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-names-prof-momodou-sallah-first-head-of-fund\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Gov&#8217;T Names Prof Momodou Sallah First Head of Fund\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-15T19:28:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-15T19:43:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-names-prof-momodou-sallah-first-head-of-fund\"},\"wordCount\":352,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-names-prof-momodou-sallah-first-head-of-fund#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1760544758.409907.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-names-prof-momodou-sallah-first-head-of-fund#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-names-prof-momodou-sallah-first-head-of-fund\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-names-prof-momodou-sallah-first-head-of-fund\",\"name\":\"Gov'T Names Prof Momodou Sallah First Head of Fund - 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