TETFUND Funded ICT Center Commissioned at UNIPORT's Faculty of Education

At long last, the University of Portharcourt (UNIPORT'), Faculty of Education get it own information and communication technology (ICT) laboratory center.

The new Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) funded ICT laboratory center, classroom facilities and a lecture auditorium were all commissioned on Monday by the UNIPORT' Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor Hakeem Fawehinmi.

Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, the Professor who represented the school Vice Chancellor said, 

"we are happy that TETFUND intervention has made the realisation of this facilities possible. As we know, ICT has become a veritable tool for effective education in Nigeria and it is important that staffs and students must be conversant with this new interactive process of teaching and learning."

The Don later said whatever the teething problems of the center might be, they will all be fixed in due time.

Also speaking at the commissioning of the facilities was the Dean of the University Faculty of Education Prof. Orunaboka, who revealed how the facilities were donated.

He said, though everybody is aware that the ICT center was donated by TETFUND, the chairs were donated by Professor Kpotorie Peter.

The Dean faculty of education later thank the school management for the support in making the project a reality.

This would be the second time this year that TETFUND would commisioned project at UNIPORT. Two months ago (April), the commission led by it Executive Secretary Professor Bogoro commissioned multiple projects funded  by the commission. The projects include a round gigantic building that was nicknamed Seven-in-One Building, a museum, lecture hall, dissecting and staff room for workers at the Department of Anatomy and Faculty of Basic Medical Science Building.

 

TETFUND is abbreviation of Tertiary Education Trust Fund.  Their objectives is to monitor, manage and disburse education tax to government (state or federal) owned tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The fund they distribute to tertiary institutions are meant to be used for congent projects, the type that would bring development to beneficiary institution. For a school to be benefited a formal application must be made to TETFUND. The scheme covers only universitites, polytechnics and colleges of education.