Alausa, Masari, Akande unveil N7bn Senate building, roads, library, others in FUHSI
Alausa, Masari, Akande unveil N7bn Senate building, roads, library, others in FUHSI
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, the chairman Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) Board of Trustees, Aminu Masari and the pioneer Chairman of All Progressives Congress(APC), Chief Bisi Akande on Friday commissioned 11 multi-billion project at Federal University of Health Sciences (FUSHI), Ila-Orangun, Osun State.
The Nation recalled that FUSHI was established in 2021 and started its academic activities in 2022 with 526 students.
The Minister of Education, Dr Alausa affirmed that President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and Federal Ministry of Education’s reform programme are setting a new national direction for quality, relevance and competitiveness in Nigerian education.
He said, “The President has been unwavering in his commitment to repositioning our institutions to produce the skilled workforce needed for Nigeria’s technological, economic, and health-sector advancement.
“Our comprehensive blueprint for systemic reform across basic, technical, vocational, teacher, and tertiary education. NESRI ensures that no learner is left behind, and that every tertiary institution evolves into a centre of excellence capable of driving national development.
Read Also: Yobe State Clinches Coveted 2025 National Champion Title for…
“Health sciences education is a crucial pillar of NESRI, and today’s commissioning exemplifies precisely the kind of infrastructure and academic strengthening that the Initiative seeks to scale nationwide.”
Earlier, Masari disclosed that the projects executed with TETFund support cost N7,050,368,736, stating that “these projects form part of the N10,540,000,000 allocated to the university from 2021 to date. N9,417,606,344.47 has been accessed leaving a balance of N1,122,393,655.43.”
The Vice-Chancellor of the Institution, Professor Akeem Lasisi disclosed that the school run 13 academic programmes with student population of 3,493, noting that 453 students are benefiting from NELFund.
He noted that numerous projects have been completed within the school, adding that the 11 projects billed for commissioning were funded by Federal Government and TETfund.
The project namely: Senate building, library, ICT building, multidisciplinary clinical centre, College of Medicine, multidisciplinary research laboratory, roads, nursing building, faculty of basic medical sciences, Health centre and university electrification project. THE NATIONS
