Prof. Rasheed Jimoh Urges TETFund Support for Financially Strained Private Universities

Date: 2024-11-07

Leadership reports that Prof. Rasheed Jimoh, Vice Chancellor of Muhammad Kamalud-Deen University in Ilorin, Kwara State, has advocated for the inclusion of private universities in Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) schemes to help mitigate financial constraints faced by these institutions.

Prof. Jimoh noted in his interview that extending TETFund support to private universities would not only enhance financial stability but also promote universal education, especially as public universities cannot meet the admission demands of all prospective students.

He said though TETFund intervention in the private universities might not be at par with what obtains in their public counterparts, accommodating them as beneficiaries would create a sense of belonging.

He said, “This is more of a policy issue. When you look at education, we are talking of universal access to education, either private or public university. It is Nigerians that are in these universities, and in order to create access to universal education and because public universities won't be able to deliver universal education, the government had to open up the establishment of private universities.”

Jimoh added that the government can give a fraction of what goes to public institutions to the private ones, stressing that, “there is nothing stopping the government from doing a review of its policy to allow, even if not at par, certain developmental interventions should go to private universities.

“If you are giving public institutions, like a N100 million, maybe you give a N20 million project intervention to private universities. It might not be at par, but something needs to be done,” he said.

“The number of private institutions surpasses even the number of public institutions. So, definitely, I'm sure the government is thinking on what to do and the pressure groups are also talking to the government on this.

“I also think vice chancellors of private universities are discussing this. I'm sure it has reached an appreciable level and I want to believe that something will be done in no distant time about that”, he said.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Bolaji Aladie     Abraham Ojo     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Kayode Zubair     Tsaragi-Share     Saka Abimbola Isau     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Talaka Parapo     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Arca Santa     Ayegbeni     CACOVID     Mubarak Oladosu     Obuh     Bello Oyedepo     Government High School Adeta     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Owo Isowo     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Kabir Shagaya     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Irepodun     National Information Technology Development Agency     Bolakale Kawu     Shade Omoniyi     Ariyo     Adekunle David Dunmade     Afeyin-Olukuta     Apado     NITDA     SDP     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Taiwo Joseph     Ganmo     Tunji Olawuyi     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     TIIDELab     Minister     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Age AbdulKareem     ER-KANG Mining     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Bayo Lawal     Oniwa     Fatimoh Lawal     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Joseph Daudu     Akanbi-Oke     Lanre Aremu     Dankaka     Twitter     Ilorin Metro Park     Kolawole Bashirat     Michael Nzekwe     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Saka Aleshinloye     University Road     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Congress For National Consensus     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Kwara TV     KWTV     Muslim Cementary     Wole Oke     Haliru Yahaya     Mogaji Aare     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Sam Onile     Okedare     Babaloja-General    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Ilota     Isapa     Kale Bayero     Oniwa     Dankaka     March 28     Vasolar Consultoria     Shehu Salau     Abdulfatai Baakini     Mubarak Oladosu     Olatunde Olukoya     Kazeem Adekanye     Tosin Saraki     University Road     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Rasaq Jimoh     Yaman     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     Sobi FM     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Ayinke Saka     Oko Erin     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Lotus Bank     Henry Olaosebikan     Shagari     Amos Bajeh     Raji AbdulRasaq     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Dan-Kazeem     Shoprite     KwaraLearn     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Irepodun     Women Radio     Kunbi Titiloye     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Hamid Bobboyi     Reuben Paraje     Bashiru Makama     Yeketi     Yashikira     Kwara Central     Galland Marcias     Folaranmi Aro     Gurei     Saka Isau     Coronavirus     Tayo Awodiji     Sabi     Atiku Abubakar     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Gbenga Olawepo     Niyi Ogundiran     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Adedipe     Razaq Atunwa     UNILORIN Alumni     Lai Mohammed     Wale Oladepo     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Law School Scholarship     Eleja     Taiwo Joseph     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Ibrahim Jawondo     SGBN     Joseph Offorjama     Doyin Group