The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has granted approval for N130 million as zonal intervention for each polytechnic in its 2023 intervention line.

This allocation aims to strengthen skills acquisition in polytechnics across Nigeria. Buhari Mika’Ilu, the Director of Infrastructure at TETFund, made this announcement during the TETFund/NBTE Sensitisation Workshop.

The intervention is intended to support the efforts of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in enhancing the capabilities of polytechnics to fulfill their mandate.

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It primarily focuses on addressing deficiencies in core areas such as the procurement of instructional materials, equipment for teaching and learning, and capacity building for equipment utilization.

Since 2016, TETFund has allocated a total of N52,046,079,584.7 as zonal intervention to enlisted polytechnics.