The Federal Government has called on the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Board of Trustees and the governing councils of some tertiary institutions to leverage their expertise to drive significant improvements in quality and performance across educational establishments.
The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, stated this during the inauguration of the TETFund Board of Trustees and the governing councils of some federal tertiary institutions in Abuja.
Mamman advised them to use their networks to attract resources and support for the institutions, emphasizing that the government has high expectations from them in addressing the challenges facing tertiary education.
In their remarks, the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch Sonny Echono and the President of Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU , Professor Emmanuel Osodeke congratulated the boards and governing councils for their nominations to serve in various capacities.
Responding on behalf of the newly inaugurated Council’s, the Chairman, TETFund Board of Trustees and former Governor of Katsina state,Bello Masari assured of their commitment to meet expected targets.
The highpoint of the ceremony was the inauguration of the Board of Trustees, TETFund, Governing councils of Federal University of Agriculture Bayelsa, Federal University of Health Science Delta, Federal University of Medical science Katsina,Nigerian University of Science and Technology kwali Abuja among others by the education minister, Prof Tahir
