The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, announced that N18 billion will be disbursed to six public universities as part of the Special High Impact Intervention.
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The breakdown of the 2023 Intervention Budget of N320 billion approved by President Muhammadu Buhari was provided.
Six universities will receive N3 billion each, while six polytechnics and six colleges of education will receive N1 billion each.
Echono emphasized that over 95% of the total disbursement for 2023 will directly benefit tertiary institutions.
The remaining 5% will be used for staff salaries, allowances, project monitoring, and zonal capital projects. The Special High Impact Intervention aims to transform selected tertiary institutions through program upgrades and improvement in the teaching and learning environment.
The beneficiaries are chosen based on criteria such as the age of the institution and geographic location within Nigeria. Echono also mentioned that N500 million has been allocated to selected Colleges of Education for micro-teaching laboratories as part of other intervention lines.
The universities to benefit from this includes:
Ibrahim Babangida University Lapai
Federal University Wukari in Taraba state
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
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Edo State University
Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State.
