The Chairman, Board of Trustees, at the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Aminu Bello Masari, says the fund has recorded about 71 per cent completion of infrastructure-based projects across its beneficiary institutions between January and September 2025.
Masari revealed this at the commissioning of the over N700 million Faculty of Social Sciences Lecture Theatre and Office Complex at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, NSUK.
While commissioning the project in Keffi on Tuesday, Masari noted that the new facility comprises 22 en-suite offices, four 200-seater lecture theatres, and 12 public conveniences.
Masari noted that it was the third time TETFund was visiting the University for commissioning within two to three years, saying “it shows the institution’s resolve to ensure funds are judiciously used with verifiable results.
“The fused Lecture Theatre and Office complex to be commissioned shortly is of the years 2020/2021 (Merged) Annual intervention, being hosted under the Faculty of Social Sciences, and completed at a total cost of N717,374,213.75. We are optimistic that this facility will aid teaching and learning in a comfortable environment, having been furnished and adequately equipped for that purpose,” he said.
He said the new facility will aid teaching and learning in a comfortable environment, having been furnished and adequately equipped for that purpose and urged the university to ensure its maintenance.
The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, represented by the Fund’s Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Babatunde Olajide, said the project symbolised the Fund’s determination to strengthen Nigeria’s tertiary education system.
“This event stands as a testament to our shared commitment to advancing tertiary education in Nigeria. We commend the university for its prudent utilisation of funds and timely completion of projects.”
“As we commission this facility today, let us reaffirm our collective resolve to protect and maintain it to avoid deterioration. Together, we can ensure this investment yields dividends for generations to come.”
In her remarks, the Vice-Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Prof. Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, described the day as a momentous occasion in the institution’s history.
She acknowledged TETFund’s role in the university’s progress, while commending the transformative impact of TETFund projects in the university.