The African Centre of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP) hosted a five-day Grantsmanship Training in Zaria, bringing together researchers and academics to strengthen their research development and grant writing skills. Led by experienced facilitators, the training provided practical knowledge on developing strong research ideas, identifying funding opportunities, writing competitive proposals, research methodology, ethics, literature searching, epidemiological study designs, clinical trials, research teams, institutional grant support, research translation and effective budgeting.