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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commended Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) for effectively utilising its allocations to drive infrastructural and academic development. During an oversight visit to TETFund projects in the college, Sunday Adepoju, a representative of the TETFund Board of Trustees, praised the institution’s management for executing projects without abandonment or distress.

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Adepoju revealed that over N72 billion has been allocated to medical infrastructure and simulation, and N15 billion for medical training facilities. He also mentioned that ₦70 billion has been earmarked for alternative energy projects in Nigerian tertiary institutions to reduce dependence on the national grid.

“The current scale of educational investment is colossal,” Adepoju said, commending the administration of President Bola Tinubu. He also highlighted the new student loan scheme, aimed at making higher education more accessible. “It will be a thing of the past for anyone to say, ‘my parents are not rich, so I can’t afford school fees,'” he added

Adepoju praised YABATECH’s integration of practical and theoretical knowledge, saying, “What YABATECH has done is to combine both practical and theoretical knowledge so they are not lacking in any area of development.” He also advocated for the commercialisation of research outputs, stressing that taxpayer-funded research should lead to visible development.

The Rector of YABATECH, Dr Abdul Ibraheem, expressed optimism that the recent visit by the TETFund Board of Trustees will yield greater support for the institution. “We are not spending on frivolities. We are solving institutional problems with solid structures that will last generations,” he said, highlighting the college’s judicious utilisation of TETFund allocations.

Ibraheem also emphasized the importance of producing future-ready graduates, saying, “These initiatives are aimed at ensuring our youth, who are the future of the nation, are digitally empowered and equipped for both the field and the future. We are not just educating; we are creating technological geniuses.

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