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….Meanwhile TETFund has approved a N2 billion special intervention for the construction of a new Faculty of Architecture at Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi (MOAUM), Benue State, with the contract for the project already awarded.
Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Timothy Alabar, told journalists in Makurdi that the intervention was a significant milestone in addressing the university’s infrastructural needs.
He said the project would provide improved teaching and learning spaces for students and staff while strengthening the physical infrastructure required for the development of architectural education.
According to him, the project, upon completion, would contribute significantly to the expansion and improvement of Architecture training in the university.
Alabar said the administration had prioritised strategic engagement with TETFund to attract interventions capable of addressing critical gaps in infrastructure, research and academic development.
He explained that the Faculty of Architecture project was particularly important because of the need to provide facilities that meet the requirements of professional architectural training.
“Following the approval of the intervention, the contract for the project has been awarded, marking a significant milestone towards addressing the infrastructural needs of the faculty,” he said.
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The Vice-Chancellor said the university had also benefited from TETFund interventions supporting research and academic capacity development. “41 academic and non-teaching staff had received TETFund approval to present research papers at conferences within and outside Nigeria, with the intervention valued at N94.84 million.”
He added that the university also secured a N9.54 million National Research Fund intervention, which would support research activities and strengthen the institution’s contribution to knowledge development.
“The combination of infrastructure, research and staff development interventions would help position the university to improve the quality of teaching, research and innovation,” he said.
The Vice-Chancellor said the university would continue to explore TETFund funding opportunities while also pursuing support from government, internally generated revenue, public-private partnerships, alumni, development partners, grants and corporate organisations.
Alabar, however, acknowledged that the institution still faced several challenges, including inadequate student accommodation, unreliable power supply, pressure on medical services, financial difficulties among students, ageing infrastructure and inadequate ICT facilities.
He said the administration had commenced work to address some of these challenges, including the rehabilitation of lecture theatres, hostels, the library and staff offices.
The university has also commenced the construction of a 1,600-bed-space students’ hostel under a Public-Private Partnership arrangement, which the Vice-Chancellor said would help reduce accommodation pressure on students.
