What is the STEP-B Project?
The STEP–B Project is a Nigerian Project on Science and Technology Education at the Post- Basic Level (STEP-B).

What is the objective of the STEP-B Project?
The objective of the STEP-B Project is to achieve two goals that relate to education and research in Nigeria:

1. For Nigerian education and research institutions and their partners to produce more and better qualified science and technology graduates at the post-basic level.
   
2. and for these same institutions to produce higher quality and more relevant research.

The projects are:

1. Towards generic text to speech technology: applications for African Tone Languages, The Team Leader for this Project is Professor Enoabasi Urua, Director International Relations.
2. Development of Integrated Cassva Processing System(s). The Team Leader is Professor Aniedi Ette, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration).
3. Developing a consortium of Akwa Ibom Research in Science and Technology (AK-RIST) of local research output in science and technology from Higher Institutions in Akwa Ibom State. The Team Leader for this project is Professor (Mrs) Felicia Etim, The University of Uyo Librarian.