TETFund commissions N717m Faculty Complex at Nasarawa Varsity

By Mariam Abeeb

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned a N717,374,213.75 Faculty of Social Sciences Lecture Theatre and Office Complex at Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK).
The Chairman of TETFund’s Board of Trustees, Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, commissioned the project at the University campus in Keffi .
The new facility comprises 22 en-suite offices, four 200-seater lecture theatres, and 12 public conveniences.
Speaking, Masari said the project was executed under the 2020/2021 merged annual intervention and aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Masari praised Nasarawa State University for its record of transparency and efficiency in implementing TETFund projects, saying that it was the third time TETFund was visiting the University for commissioning within two to three years.
“It shows the institution’s resolve to ensure funds are judiciously used with verifiable results.
“The fused Lecture Theatre and Office complex to be commissioned shortly is of the years 2020/2021 (Merged) Annual intervention, being hosted under the Faculty of Social Sciences, and completed at a total cost of N717,374,213.75. We are optimistic that this facility will aid teaching and learning in a comfortable environment, having been furnished and adequately equipped for that purpose,” he said.
According to him, TETFund has recorded about 71 per cent completion of infrastructure-based projects across its beneficiary institutions between January and September 2025.
Masari also disclosed that since NSUK became a TETFund beneficiary in 2003, it has received over N12.7 billion for infrastructure-related interventions, noting that about 80 per cent of these funds have been accessed and the evidence of utilisation is visible all over this campus.