Extend TETFund, NELFUND to private institutions – Prof. Adedokun urges FG

The Vice-Chancellor of Owolabi University, Osogbo, Osun State, Professor Samuel Adedokun, has called on the Federal Government to extend the benefits of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to private universities to expand access to higher education and research funding in Nigeria.
The call coincided with the announcement that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved fifteen new academic programmes for the institution.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Professor Adedokun emphasized that private universities play a vital role in developing the country’s education sector and should not be excluded from governm...