TETFUND scribe urges states to invest more in education

Professor Bogoro, who stated this when he received Kano State Governor, Dr. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, in his office, said, “investing in education means investing for the future and the most solid foundation in the education sector is basic education.”He said education as a key to development deserves serious attention from governments, assuring that TETFUND will […]

Professor Bogoro, who stated this when he received Kano State Governor, Dr. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, in his office, said, “investing in education means investing for the future and the most solid foundation in the education sector is basic education.”
He said education as a key to development deserves serious attention from governments, assuring that TETFUND will continue to support all tertiary institutions, be they state or federal-owned to achieve their goals.
Professor Bogoro said arrangements have been concluded by the fund to establish zonal offices across the country, noting that the North West office will be sited in Kano State.
He also stated that the North-West University established by the present administration of Kano State will soon start benefiting from TETFUND intervention, while other institutions in the state will get more dues.
Chairman of the fund, Dr. Musa Babayo assured that TETFUND has done much for Kano State, as Bayero University Kano has benefited 44 new projects from the fund, while Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education benefited 38 projects.
Dr. Babayo pointed out that 1,300 academic staff from the state have benefitted from the fund’s research grants.
Earlier, Governor Kwankwaso pledged to support the fund to achieve its objectives, saying “the success of the fund is our success because it is the success of our tertiary institutions. Education is key to us and that is why we are giving it the priority it deserves.”
Kwankwaso said so far his administration has established 26 new institutes and a university (North West) in Kano State, built 44 boarding primary schools – one in each local government – and sponsored 566 students to 14 foreign counties on scholarship.
He also said his government has constructed 300 beds capacity hostels, one each to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto and Al-Qalam University, Katsina, saying “we felt we should support these universities so that they can give more slots for admission to Kano indigenes.”