The Vice-Chancellor of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Engr. Prof. Abdulrahman Asipita Salawu, has commended the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for its immense contributions to the growth and development of tertiary education in Nigeria.
The Vice-Chancellor gave the commendation on Saturday when he received the TETFund Board of Trustees member representing the North-Central Zone, Dr. Hassan Abdulrahman Ocholi, in his office at the university.
Engr. Prof. Salawu noted that TETFund’s various interventions have significantly improved teaching, learning, research and infrastructure across the Nigerian university system. He particularly appreciated the Fund for believing in CUSTECH at its formative stage, recalling that when the university was established in 2021 and was yet to commence academic activities, TETFund released intervention support for the construction of three faculty buildings and a 500-seater lecture theatre.
According to him, that early intervention demonstrated TETFund’s commitment to supporting the Kogi State Government’s efforts towards establishing and developing the new university.
“Since then, CUSTECH has continued to benefit from one TETFund intervention or another, and these interventions have contributed immensely to the rapid growth and development of the University,” the Vice-Chancellor stated.
Engr. Prof. Salawu appealed to the Fund to consider fully powering the university’s College of Basic Medical Sciences with solar energy, while also requesting support for the completion of the Central Engineering Workshop, which he said was in need of urgent intervention.
Responding, Dr. Ocholi commended the remarkable growth and progress recorded by CUSTECH within its relatively short period of existence, noting that the institution had made impressive strides within just six years of its establishment. He expressed satisfaction with the level of infrastructural development and academic progress at the university.
He assured the Vice-Chancellor and the university management that the requests presented would receive due consideration, adding that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would continue to ensure the education sector receives the necessary attention and support. The TETFund Board member also appealed for the continued support of Nigerians for the Tinubu administration.
Earlier, Dr. Ocholi explained that his visit to CUSTECH was aimed at assessing completed and ongoing projects funded by TETFund, as well as identifying the university’s infrastructural needs for possible intervention.
The Vice-Chancellor later led the delegation on an inspection tour of the TETFund-sponsored Anatomy Building, which he said played a significant role in strengthening the university’s facilities during its medical and dental accreditation exercise.
The University Registrar, Mrs. Glory Ojochogu Yakubu; the University Bursar, Mr. Emmanuel Ajayi Bello; the Director of Physical Planning and Development, Bldr. Ismail Adoke; the Acting Director of Procurement, Alh. Sadiq Buhari Ozomata; the Dean, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Dr. Onimisi; the Acting Director, Works and Maintenance, Engr. Rufai Sadiq; and the Acting Head, Information, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, Mr. Umar Steven Ogirima, joined the Vice-Chancellor in receiving the TETFund delegation.
