VC urges Fed Govt to amend TETFUND law to include private varsities

Date: 2023-12-07

Vice Chancellor of an Islamic faith-based Al-Hikmah University, Prof Noah Yusuf has appealed to the Federal Government to amend the law establishing Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) to enable the fund extend its support to private universities in Nigeria.

Private varsities in the country have over the years, been clamouring for TETfund support.

Prof Yusuf added that private varsities in Nigeria would continue to advocate for their inclusion in TETfund, adding that the universities would soon take their case to the National Assembly to lobby the lawmakers.

“The issue of TETfund support for private universities has been on for awhile. Is it not illogical that private universities which are part of the private sector contributing to TETfund are exempted from benefiting?

“We urge Federal Government to amend the law establishing TETfund so as to factor in the private universities,” professor of.sociology has said.

The vice chancellor told reporters in Ilorin, Kwara state capital ahead of this week Saturday 13th convocation ceremonies of the university.

He revealed that the university would produce 26 first class graduates at the convocation ceremonies.

“We are humbled and blessed to present to this gathering 1,207 undergraduates, 345 post graduates and 31 diplomas totalling 1,583. The breakdown is as follows: first class honours 26, second class honours (upper division) 472, second class honours (lower division) 600 and 109 third class. Others are 27 doctoral degress, two masters of philosophy, 211 masters,” he said.

Reeling out some of his modest achievements Prof Yusuf said that National Universities Commission (NUC) had successfully accredited “48 out 51 percent of our undergraduate academic programmes with full accreditation status.

“There has also been improved and sustained students enrollment since my assumption of office. For the first time in recent years, the university recorded the highest number of admitted regular and part-time and professional programmes– 1,287 in 2021; 1,450 in 2022 and 2,450 in 2023.”

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Amusa Bello     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Okin Biscuit     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Issa Manzuma     Clara Nwachukwu     Ajasse-Ipo     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Unicontinental Construction Company     Durosinlohun Kawu     Dan Masanin     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Roseline Oni Aremu     Doyin Agbamu     Azeez Salawu     Lawal Olohungbebe     Abdullahi Samari     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Riskat Opakunle     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Dairo Kunle Paul     ENetSuD     Hausa     Rapheal Ashaolu     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Jebba     Patience Jonathan     Saka Keji     Prince Bola Ajibola     Saliu Tunde Bello     Bamidele Adegoke     Saka Onimago     Kwara Poly     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Belgore     Bola Sagaya     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Obayomi Azeez     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Abdullahi Atanda     Nnazua     Tayo Awodiji     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Florence Saraki     Bayo Ajia     Olabimpe Olani     Aliyu Muyideen     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Musibau Akanji     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Kale Kawu     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Abioye Bello     Zainab Abass     Abdulwaheed Musa     NFAI     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Oke-Ogun     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Kumbi Titilope     Police Commissioner     Kawu Baraje     Aminu Adisa Logun     AGM Professional Services     Olatunji Bamgbola     Aliyu Alhassan     Halidu Danbaba     Ayekale     New Model Police Station    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Fatimat Saliu     Babs Iwarere     Adanla-Irese     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Musa Alhassan Buge     Lanre Jimoh     Gamji Members Association     Kubra Kazum     CACOVID     Quareeb     Tunji Moronfoye     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Jumoke F. Ajao     Zaratu Umar     Alore     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Omu-aran     Olabimpe Olani     Agor     Ahman Pategi     Aisha Buhari     Peculiar Allowance     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Ahmed Dankaya     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Emir Of Kano     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Mansur Alfanla     Tayo Alao     Sulyman Buhari     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Harafat E. Mukadam     Aremu Bose Deborah     Femtech     Kolawole Akande     Adijat Adebiyi     Elese Of Igbaja     Alimi     Jimba Babatunde     Shonga Farm Project     Valsolar     Sa\'adu Salahu     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Iyeru Grammar School     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Lanre Badmus     Wasiu Odewale     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Mary Arinde     Kwara State Sports Commission     GRA     Harmony Holdings     Yusuf Ali     Kwara State Pension Board     Raimi Iyanda     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Young Progressives Party     KWACOBPA     Ita-Nmo Market     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Baaziki Sulaiman     Ahmed \'Lateef     Hijab     Yusuf Lawal     KWASIEC     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Bisi Kristien     Akanbi-Oke     COVID     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Fatimoh Lawal     CACOVID Palliatives     General Hospital, Ilorin