A team of Lecturers from the University of Ibadan led by Dr Adebolajo Adeyemo. Other members of the team 12 are Associate Professor Bolanle Oladejo and Dr Oluwasola Adeniyi have developed a technology known as ‘Chord Hearing Device’ designed to improve hearing.
The Chord Hearing Device is an innovative, affordable, and self-programmable hearing
Acting director, Public Affairs, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Abdulmumin Oniyangi who disclosed this confirmed that the project was sponsored by TETFund under its Alliance for Innovative Research (TETFAIR) programme
He added that the initiative, which has started getting global recognition, would help improve access to affordable hearing aids in Nigeria.
The organisation also said the device will be presented at the TETFAIR’s final showcase event at Innov8 Hub in Abuja alongside other projects.
Oniyangi said: “Innovative products developed under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Alliance for Innovative Research (TETFAIR) programme have started getting global attention as the ‘Chord Hearing Device’ developed by a team under the TETFAIR initiative recently got opportunity for exhibition at the prestigious Sheba ARC (Accelerate, Redesign, Collaborate) Global Entrepreneurship programme.
“The team was selected to participate in TETFAIR based on its idea for a solution to the challenge of affordable and accessible hearing devices in Nigeria
