VC Wants Private Varsities Ban From TETFUND Revoked

VICE-Chancellor, Edwin Clark University, Professor Timothy Olagbemiro has said it is unfair for private varsities in the country to be; exempted from benefiting from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND

Prof Olagbemiro also noted that in as much as monies coming into the fund were; coming from the private sector, it is proper that private varsities should be; the beneficiaries of the fund instead of federal and state-owned universities.

The university don gave the counsel while briefing newsmen on the recent accreditation; of 14 programmes of the university by the National University Commission, NUC, noting that the institution is on the verge of becoming a citadel of learning to reckon with in agriculture and informa-tion and communication technology, ICT.

Speaking on the success of the university; the Vice Chancellor stated that the institution has achieved a lot in its four years of operations.