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FG increases TETFund research grants to N7.5b

eduadmin by eduadmin
April 19, 2021
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the increase of research grants for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) from N3billion to N7.5billion.
Suleiman Bogoro, Executive Secretary of TETFund, who stated this during the 2020 TETFund Board of Trustees (BoT) retreat, noted that the latest approval makes the agency the largest holder of research grants in Nigeria.
Bogoro said that President Buhari also approved the establishment of six medical simulation research and clinical training facilities in six colleges of medicine in each geopolitical zone within the year.
He stated that the approval has provided an opportunity for TETFund to provide 12 COVID-19 and related infectious disease molecular laboratories, two in each geopolitical zone, making the fund the highest single provider of COVID-19 test centres in Nigeria.
He also disclosed that the BoT of TETFund approved over N200 million to sponsor some COVID-19 research proposals mainly from universities and NAFDAC
“In addition, the BOT also endorsed and was subsequently approved by the President, that six Medical Simulation Research and Clinical Training facilities in six Colleges of Medicine (one in each geopolitical zone) are to be established this year,” Bogoro said.
“Individually, this provided an opportunity for twelve COVID-19 and related infectious disease Molecular Laboratories to be provided (two in each geopolitical zone), thus making TETFund the highest single provider of COVID-19 test Centres in Nigeria.”
“TheBOT also approved that TETFund sponsors some COVID-19 research proposals to the tune of over N200 million, mainly from Universities and NAFDAC, this being one of the reasons TETFund has recently been made the Secretariat for the Nigeria Covid-19 Research Consortium R&D,” he added.
Bogoro indicated that approval has been made from the 2020 budget for TETFund to aggressively commit funds to reverse the embarrassing situation of hostel accommodation in tertiary institutions and make learning environment more attractive for local and foreign students.
He said only 15 per cent of Nigerian students were living in hostel accommodation in their institutions.
Bogoro stated that the BoT has also directed management of the agency to make recommendations towards migration of e-learning consistent with global best practice.
Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, the BoT Chairman, on his part stated that the fund between 2011 and 2019 constructed 80 auditoriums and lecture theaters in the 223 beneficiary institutions.
Ibrahim-Imam noted that the fund also constructed 500 classrooms, 2,383 administrative and staff offices, 40 fully equipped libraries, 250 science laboratories, 38 ICT centers, 8 medical centers and sick bays, 100 vehicles and major infrastructures in the 12 newly establsihed federal universities.
He said to consolidate on the achievements, the TETFund has made provision in the 2020 budget for emergency special intervention to the University of Abuja and Special high impact projects to six universities, one from each geopolitical zone.
Ibrahim-Imam further noted that the agency will provide take-off grants to the six newly created Federal polytechnics, one to each geo-political zone, and construction of over 200,000 hostel accommodation in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to tackle the deficit of accommodation in the institutions.
“We will scale up the provision of fit-for-purpose infrastructure, result-oriented research, and cutting-edge technology to our tertiary institutions. And we will do all these with utmost integrity,” he said.

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