President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, inaugurated six Tertiary Education Trust Fund projects worth about N1 billion to boost teaching and learning in three universities in Ekiti State.
Beneficiaries of the projects are the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti; Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti; and Federal University, Oye Ekiti.
Buhari, represented by the Minister of Industry and Trade, Adeniyi Adebayo, during the inauguration of the projects at Ikere Ekiti, Ado Ekiti and Oye Ekiti, said, “The commissioning of these projects today at the universities would in no small measure further enhance teaching and learning and improvement of academic standards”.
The President said that TETFund through Federal Government’s support had performed exceptionally in infrastructure provision, and support for academic staff training and development among others to tertiary institutions.
He assured of continued support “to provide necessary support towards making our educational institutions globally competitive for economic and technological development of the country”.
