The Vice-Chancellor of Muhammad Kamaldeen University in Ilorin, Kwara State North Central Nigeria, Professor Rasheed Jimoh, has sought a policy review for the inclusion of private universities on the list of the beneficiaries of intervention of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND.
Jimoh said this in Ilorin, capital of Kwara State, in an interview with reporters on the financial constraints of private universities in the country and the need for government intervention.
He said the inclusion of private universities as beneficiaries of TETFUND is a way of promoting universal education as the public universities cannot accommodate all varsity admission seekers.
The VC explained that though TETFUND intervention in private universities may not be at par with what is obtainable in public-owned universities, accommodating them as beneficiaries would create a sense of belonging.
