{"id":1153,"date":"2026-10-25T17:30:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T17:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/25\/fg-disburses-%e2%82%a639bn-to-tertiary-institutions\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T17:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T17:30:46","slug":"fg-disburses-%e2%82%a639bn-to-tertiary-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/25\/fg-disburses-%e2%82%a639bn-to-tertiary-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"FG disburses \u20a639bn to tertiary institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"511\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FG-disburses-\u20a639bn-to-tertiary-institutions.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"FG disburses \u20a639bn to tertiary institutions\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FG-disburses-\u20a639bn-to-tertiary-institutions.jpg 511w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Education-Minister-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Government has disbursed the sum of \u20a638.93 billion to 166 public tertiary institutions, nationwide, under the Needs Assessment Revitalisation Fund.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Details of the disbursement contained in a statement by the Head, Media Unit of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Efe Ovuakporie in Abuja, yesterday, showed that beneficiaries included 79 universities, 46 polytechnics and 41 colleges of education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The funds would support approved projects aimed at addressing infrastructure gaps and improving teaching and learning facilities across the institutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The university component accounts for \u20a628.5 billion for 79 institutions, while 46 polytechnics have allocations totalling \u20a65.8 billion. The 41 colleges of education received \u20a64.7 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement read in part, \u201cThe intervention forms part of the Federal Government\u2019s efforts to address the needs of public universities and support the implementation of agreed measures under the Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe funds are expected to enable beneficiary institutions to commence or advance approved projects addressing critical infrastructure and other identified institutional needs, with the overall objective of strengthening the quality of tertiary education in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The disbursement underscores the importance of effective coordination between the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Federal Ministry of Education and beneficiary institutions in ensuring that approved public funding translates into tangible improvements in educational infrastructure and institutional capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/10\/fg-disburses-%E2%82%A639bn-to-tertiary-institutions\/\">FG disburses \u20a639bn to tertiary institutions<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Federal Government has disbursed the sum of \u20a638.93 billion to 166 public tertiary institutions, nationwide, under the Needs Assessment Revitalisation Fund. 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