"We will concentrate exclusively on academic development" - Scribe

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January 14, 2016 1:57 PM

TETFund has strategically intervened in key areas of academic needs in tertiary institutions.

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Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, Professor Suleiman Bogoro has said that the organisation will focus on infrastructural and programme developments with the aim of bring Nigerian Tertiary institution on the same level as other global varsities.

According to Vanguard reports, Bogoro said, at the 6th joint TETFund/FIRS interactive forum in Lagos, said, “In line with this new mandate, TETFund is concerned not only with infrastructural development but with massive programmes, development, recognizing that infrastructural development alone would not place our public tertiary institutions on the same pedestal with others globally.”

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Bogoro added that TETFund has strategically intervened in key areas of academic needs in tertiary institutions. Examples of these are physical infrastructure, academic staff training and development (M.Sc, Ph.D and conference attendance), national research, institution based research, book development (manuscripts development), journal publications, laboratory and library development.

Bogoro said the interventions had continued to have great impact in tertiary institutions and beyond, and these achievements would not have been possible without the cooperation and innovation of FIRS which has actively ensured that all taxable entities in Nigeria pay their taxes as at when due.

“This has tremendously resulted in increased funds made available to TETFund to adequately carry out its statutory responsibilities,” he said.

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