The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says it will commence the construction of its North-Central zonal office in Nasarawa State, in January 2023. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, made this known during a courtesy visit to the Fund by Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State in Abuja. Echono, who expressed delight over the tremendous impact of TETFund intervention projects in tertiary education institutions in Nasarawa State, said the zonal office would bring beneficiary institutions in the North-Central region closer to the Fund. He expressed appreciation to the governor for allocating land for the construction of the north central zonal office. Track up Echono who expressed readiness of the fund to reposition public tertiary education institutions for better performance, lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his massive support that has seen an upward review of education tax to two and half percent. Track up Earlier, the governor, who lavished praise on TETFund for the various intervention projects in Nasarawa State University and other public tertiary institutions in his state, commended Echono and his predecessor, Professor Suleiman Bogoro, for ensuring that the university benefited from high impact projects and other regular interventions. Track up The Governor further expressed optimism that education tax would be reviewed to four per cent to ensure more robust performance from the Fund. End.
