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From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha
Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has reiterated the commitment of the federal government towards holistic attention to the education sector especially the university subsector.
Delivering the Visitor’s address yesterday in Awka during the 17th convocation ceremonies of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Mr. President represented by the Director of Tertiary Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs Rakiya Iliyasu said government is aware of the challenges facing higher education in Nigeria, and is addressing it strategically and holistically while also working hard to stop industrial actions in universities across the country.
“Many cogent plans are being developed by this government for the education sector, especially the university sub-sector. Efforts are being made to address the infrastructural and human capital deficits in tertiary education through the instrumentality of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). TETFund has been strengthened, as you are all aware, to remain the major funding source for physical Infrastructural development, Staff Development, Promotion of Research and Innovation and Education Support Services to all public tertiary institutions in the country.
“It is the desire of this government that industrial action would be a thing of the past. This government is doing everything possible for a better relationship between the unions and government, which can stop such industrial actions”
Meanwhile, the Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has commissioned six buildings constructed in the university by TETFund.
The projects worth N2.8billion which were constructed in two campuses of the university included; lecture halls,construction and furnishing of Faculty Building for Social Sciences, construction and furnishing of Department of Psychology Building for Social Sciences, construction and furnishing of Departmental Office Block for Faculty of Education, construction and furnishing of classrooms and block of offices for Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and construction of laboratory and offices for Faculty of Pharmacy.
Hon. Kalu who commissioned the projects was represented by the member representing Orumba-North/Orumba-south Federal Constituency, Hon. Chinwe Nnabuife.
Earlier in his remarks, the Executive secretary of the TETFund, Arch Echono represented by the TETFund director, strategic planning and development, Mr. Inene Erivwo commended Unizik Vice Chancellor, Prof Charles Esimone and his management team for facilitating the realisation of the mandate of the organisation in the institution.
