By Felix Khanoba
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned eight major projects at the Federal College of Education, Iwo, Osun State, as part of activities for the institution’s maiden convocation ceremony.
Some of the projects were named after the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, and the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Prof. Paulinus Okwelle, who were both present at the event. The projects include the College Administrative Building, Academic Building, Early Grade Reading Resource Centre and ICT Centre.
Other facilities commissioned are the Multi–Media Micro Teaching Laboratory, School of Sciences Building, Science Laboratory Building and School of Languages Building.
Speaking at the event, the member representing the South-West geopolitical zone on the TETFund Board of Trustees, Hon. Sunday Adepoju, commended the College management for the successful execution of the projects.
He also praised the JAMB Registrar and the NCCE Executive Secretary for the recognition given to them by the College, describing it as a reflection of their contributions to the development of education in Nigeria.
He assured that the Board of Trustees would continue to strive to ensure quality educational delivery in TETFund beneficiary institutions.
Similarly, the College conferred an institutional merit award on TETFund in recognition of its intervention roles in public tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria.
“This award is being conferred on TETFund as an agency in recognition of its outstanding interventions, visionary funding framework, and sustained contributions to the growth, infrastructure development, staff capacity building, and academic advancement of tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
“The impact of TETFund’s support has been instrumental to the development and transformation of our College and many others nationwide,” a letter addressed to TETFund and signed by the Provost, Prof. Rafiu Adebayo read in part.
