The Federal Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has spent N7, 879, 432,390 billion on intervention projects at the College of Education Akwanga, Nasarawa State, Minister of Environment, Muhammed Abdullahi, said on Thursday.
The minister added that the commissioning of the projects would further enhance teaching and learning in the institution.
The minister, who disclosed this during the commissioning of three newly-completed TETFund projects at the college in Akwanga, said the interventions were on infrastructure, academic staff development, and content, among others.
He said the newly completed projects – Home Economics Department Complex; Undergraduates Programmes Complex and School of Education Complex gulped N954, 804,436.14.
The minister stated that the projects were a continuation of the agency’s intervention in the institution.
On academic staff development, Abdullahi said TETFUND has sponsored 108 lecturers from the college for Ph.D degrees, 179 for Masters Degrees, in both foreign and local institutions totalling N799,570,466.00, while 119 staff were sponsored to attend conferences, totalling N150, 925,069:00.
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He said President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to education has been undaunted, as observed in his recent review of the two per cent education tax to three per cent.
The Commissioner for Education, Nasarawa State, Hajiya Fatu Jimaita, said TETFund, through its interventions, has played a remarkable role in the provision of quality education in the country.
Provost of the College, Rev. Jonathan Thani, noted the impact of TETFund on all aspects of the college, including staff training, infrastructure, and facilities among others.
He however lamented lack of a befitting library in the institution.
Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, said the current administration has invested heavily on infrastructure in its over seven years of existence to aid teaching and learning in tertiary institutions.
Represented by the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at TETFund, Babatunde Olajide, the TETFund boss said the agency’s interventions across tertiary institutions were carried out in line with enabling laws.