
Nigeria's Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFund has raised alarm over declining revenue available to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, warning that the shortfall could slow infrastructure development at tertiary institutions, according to ThisDay Live. The committee expressed concern that reduced funding would affect projects in universities and other higher institutions across the country.
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