The Federal Government has approved the sum of ₦25 billion for Government owned Universities, polytechnics and colleges.
The fund is to upgrade laboratories and workshops in public universities, polytechnics and colleges of education (Technical).
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, disclosed this at the inauguration of members of Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Tuesday in Abuja.
The event featured the inauguration of a 55-member committee of TETFund National Research Fund and Screening (NRFS&MC) and also the inauguration of 48 committee members of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of the Fund.
A review of the three thematic areas of the NRF research spectrum and incorporated emerging issues of national developmental challenges requiring innovative solutions was carried out by the Committee.
“We undertook an assessment of what the requirements are to meet the change.
“And one of the things we discovered was that we have been addressing the issue around accessing and providing infrastructure to facilitate admissions of Nigerians who undertake programmes in our tertiary institutions.”
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