25th November 2025
A former Governor of Katsina State and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Aminu Masari, says the Fund is leading efforts to prepare Nigeria’s tertiary institutions for a digital and knowledge-driven future.
Masari made the remarks at the Lagos edition of the 2025 National Town Hall Meeting, according to a statement he personally signed and made available to our correspondent in Abuja, on Tuesday.
He said TETFund remained committed to modernising administrative processes, enhancing teaching and learning, and supporting innovation across universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.
According to him, the future of education is digital, and TETFund is equipping institutions with the tools needed to streamline administration, improve accountability, monitor projects effectively, and facilitate e-learning through its TETFund Education Resource and Administration System.
These investments promote transparency, enhance operational efficiency, and expand digital literacy across campuses — critical for preparing students for the modern knowledge economy,” he said.
Speaking on TETFund’s mandate, Masari stressed that the Fund’s work goes beyond landmark infrastructure projects to a holistic transformation of academic standards, research capacity and institutional resilience.
“TETFund is not just about erecting physical structures. It is about building globally competitive institutions driven by innovation, knowledge and human capital,” he added.
Masari noted significant progress in academic staff development, with thousands of lecturers benefiting from TETFund-sponsored Master’s and PhD programmes locally and abroad, including support for conferences, manuscript development, teaching practice and professional certifications.
On research and innovation, he highlighted major initiatives strengthened by the Fund, including the TETFund Alliance for Innovative Research, which has produced more than 200 prototypes now moving toward commercialisation.
He added that the Research for Impact initiative has trained 939 researchers to convert ideas into market-ready products.
He said Multidisciplinary Research Laboratories and Centres of Excellence had been established across the geopolitical zones, while the Nigerian Education Data Initiative now provides real-time, evidence-based data for policy planning.
“TETFund is also expanding its innovation footprint through state-of-the-art Entrepreneurship and Technology Hubs featuring robotics, 3D printing, renewable-energy laboratories, biotechnology centres and creative-industry workshops,” he continued.
Reiterating the Fund’s accountability framework, Masari explained that “91 per cent of TETFund revenue goes directly to interventions, including annual direct disbursements, special projects, zonal interventions and disaster recovery.”
He also clarified the strict eligibility criteria for institutions seeking TETFund support, emphasising that only public universities, polytechnics and colleges of education with valid regulatory recognition may benefit.
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