THE NATION
The Federal Government yesterday inaugurated six TETFund-sponsored projects worth N2.8 billion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State.
Inaugurating the projects, Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Kalu, said the structures would enhance teaching, learning and improvement of academic standards in the university.
The projects included lecture halls, faculty building for Social Sciences, Department of Psychology building for Social Sciences and laboratory/offices for Faculty of Pharmacy.
Others were classrooms and a block of offices for the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, a departmental office block for the Faculty of Education (Vocational Studies).
Kalu, represented by the Member representing Orumba North and South Federal Constituency, Mrs Chinwe Nnabuife, commended TETFund for their efforts in the development of public tertiary education in Nigeria.
“In continuation of the intervention activities of TETFund, I am delighted to note that the six projects were valued at N 2,775,227,111.78.
“Apart from support for physical infrastructure and equipment, TETFund has also sponsored 126 lecturers for Ph.D from this university in foreign and local institutions costing N1,328,493,656.00.
“A total of 26 lecturers for Masters Degrees in both foreign and local institutions costing N180,742,032.50; and 10 lecturers for bench work costing N51,802,260.00.
“A lecturer was sponsored for Postdoc totaling N8,200,000.00…
