The Vice-Chancellor, Wesley University, Ondo, Professor Samuel Obeka, has lamented the continued exclusion of private universities from Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) projects despite their growing contribution to Nigeria’s education system.
Speaking during the 18th matriculation ceremony of the institution, Obeka called on the federal government to urgently revisit the policy, noting that the lack of external funding remains one of the major setbacks facing private institutions in Nigeria.
The VC, who presided over the ceremony which marked the highest number of intakes in the school’s history-1,288 new students, emphasised that while federal and state universities enjoy financial interventions, private universities are left to cater for development solely through school fees and occasional private donations.