In the 10 years of its establishment, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has executed more than 10,000 projects across Nigerian higher institutions and trained over 30,000 university staff to obtain Masters and PhD degrees in both Federal and State Government-owned institutions.
Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Fund, Alh Kashim Ibrahim Imam, stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, at the Government House.
Alhaji Imam further told the governor that 2021 budgetary allocation to the fund was put at N300 billion which will be used for the construction of hostel accommodations for students and the development of ICT in the 226 institutions across the country.
He also said that an innovation centre with the complement of broadband will be constructed in Gombe town to enable students of higher institutions in the state to carry out research using information communications technology.
In his response, Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, commended the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) for its relentless intervention towards the physical and Intellectual development of Universities across the country.
He also assured that his administration will continue to seek partnership with the Fund in order to boost the capacity of the state-owned higher institutions.
The governor observed that over 80 per cent of structures at the Gombe State University were funded by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, a development he said is being replicated across Universities in the country.
He also noted that the fund has equally given priority to human capital development to boost the professional needs of Nigerian Universities, especially in the areas of scientific research and development.
Inuwa Yahaya explained that with the number of Tertiary institutions at the disposal of the State, his administration will always seek partnership with the Fund in order to boost the capacity of the state-owned higher institutions.
The governor further expressed confidence in the capacity of Alhaji Kashim Imam to deliver as the Chairman of Board of Trustees of TETfund, expressing optimism that under his leadership Gombe State will always get priority attention.
He then said that the style of his administration hinges on justifying whatever support it gets from institutions such as TETFUND and therefore called on stakeholders in the Education Sector in the State to utilise numerous opportunities provided by the fund.
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