The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has implemented stringent measures to address the widespread issue of unfinished projects within Nigerian higher education institutions. The agency’s Board of Trustees declared that any institution with lingering, delayed projects will be ineligible for new funding under the 2027 intervention cycle.
Board Chairman Aminu Bello Masari stated that the practice of initiating new projects while ignoring older, incomplete ones must cease. Although the Board previously offered a special intervention in 2023 to combat rising construction costs, progress remains hindered by administrative inertia and a lack of project continuity between successive institutional leaders.
To rectify this, institutions are now required to submit a detailed inventory of all projects delayed by more than six months, complete with completion strategies and cost assessments. Furthermore, schools are mandated to prioritize existing projects by redirecting their annual and zonal intervention funds toward finalization before requesting new approvals. Oversight will be strengthened through newly established supervision mechanisms within each institution.
TETFund will conduct nationwide inspections between August and September 2026 to verify progress. These findings will dictate which institutions qualify for future disbursements during the October 2026 Board meeting.
