Nigeria, June 1 -- In today's academic world, whether in Nigeria or abroad, relevance is no longer guaranteed by the number of degrees you hold or how well-aligned your qualifications are across disciplines. What truly sustains an academic career is the ability to follow the money. In other words, the best way to remain visible, productive and valuable in academia is to understand where research investments are going and to align your work accordingly. In my experience working in the Nigerian university system, I found that the conversation around research relevance rarely focuses on the flow of funding. This is perhaps because our academic environment is structurally uncompetitive. Unlike in many developed countries, hard work in Nigeria...