The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has stated that it will spend N10 billion to develop critical infrastructures at the University of Abuja. Chairman of the TETFund Board, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, stated this during an interactive session with the management and students of UNIABUJA.
According to him, part of the money would go into the construction of a new senate building and a 1,000 capacity international conference centre. He added that the agency would work hand in hand with the university authorities to develop a 2,000-bed space accommodation for students.
He said “TETFund has designated the University of Abuja as a Centre of Excellence. We have 12 Centres of Excellence spread across the country and we are investing N1 billion in each of them. But we have also in consultation with the Vice-Chancellors decided that each of the universities will focus on one critical area. For Abuja, it is Governance and Leadership.”
Alhaji Kashim also reiterated the commitment of TETFund in the investment of e-learning in the University. He mentioned that 20km of fibre optics are being laid across the institution of learning to facilitate campus e-learning, as well as a proposed state-of-the-art ICT centre.
Reacting during the meeting, Vice-Chancellor of UNIABUJA, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed-N’Allah, appreciated TETFund for its various interventions in the university and the approach adopted by the board in carrying out needs assessment and monitoring.
