By Temitope Mustapha, Abuja
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has concerned the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), to monitor its initiatives in public tertiary institutions throughout the nation.
The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, whereas presenting a 30-seater bus to NANS in Abuja on Monday, mentioned their engagement was crucial to put contractors on test.
Echono mentioned the fund was additionally dedicated, by way of fixed dialogue with NANS to meet college students’ wants, noting that they’re the centre of any coverage of training
According to him, “education is about students and how to equip them with the right skills and knowledge to contribute to development. TETFund is consulting with the students to find out their needs and with significant engagement, we want them to be our eyes in tertiary institutions.
“We want to identify in each campus a contact person to confirm whether our intervention is yielding fruit,” Echono mentioned.
Similar Engagements
The Executive secretary additional mentioned that the fund additionally has comparable engagement with employees unions to assist monitor initiatives on campuses with the intention of harvesting expectations.
He added that the fund would proceed to work with college students to enhance on pupil’s lodging by way of Public Private Partnership (PPP).
He mentioned that the donation of the bus was to handle transportation points on campuses.
Responding, the National President of NANS, Usman Barambu, counseled the fund for donating the bus, following their request to President Bola Tinubu few weeks in the past.
Barambu added that college students will not be direct advantage of TETFund interventions in increased institutions and so laid this explicit grievance which had yielded outcomes.
He assured that NANS will put thorough test on TETFund initiatives on campuses whereas additionally guaranteeing contractors perform their assigned contracts dutifully.
