The Federal Government has disbursed N38.93 billion to 166 public tertiary institutions throughout Nigeria below the Needs Assessment Revitalisation Fund to handle infrastructure gaps and enhance instructing and studying services.
This was revealed in an announcement issued by the Head of Media on the Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Efe Ovuakporie, in Abuja on Sunday, in accordance to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The disbursement covers 79 universities, 46 polytechnics, and 41 faculties of schooling.
Universities obtain largest share of the fund
Universities obtained the biggest share of the disbursement, with N28.5 billion allotted to them, whereas polytechnics obtained N5.8 billion and faculties of schooling had been allotted N4.7 billion.
Ovuakporie stated the intervention was additionally supposed to assist the implementation of agreed measures below the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
She stated the funds had been anticipated to allow beneficiary institutions to begin or proceed authorized initiatives concentrating on essential infrastructure gaps and different recognized institutional wants.
Ministry urges coordination to guarantee efficient use of funds
Ovuakporie pressured the significance of efficient coordination amongst related authorities businesses and beneficiary institutions to be certain that the disbursed funds translate into tangible enhancements in academic infrastructure.
She additionally suggested members of the general public looking for particulars of the beneficiary institutions and their respective allocations to go to the Federal Ministry of Finance website.
FG’s wider tertiary schooling funding
The newest disbursement comes amid wider Federal Government efforts to enhance infrastructure, strengthen analysis capability and handle funding challenges throughout Nigeria’s tertiary schooling system.
In July 2026, Nairametrics reported that the Federal Government had invested more than N1 trillion in tertiary education over two years, with funding directed in the direction of infrastructure, institutional capability and entry to larger schooling.
In September 2026, Nairametrics reported that the Federal Government planned to strengthen Nigeria’s national tertiary institution ranking system, following the discharge of the Times Higher Education 2026 rankings, which featured 24 Nigerian universities. The report additionally highlighted the federal government’s said funding of greater than N1 trillion in larger schooling over two years.
In March 2026, the Federal Government approved N4 billion each for 12 universities to rehabilitate engineering workshops and procure fashionable tools below the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Special High-Impact Intervention Projects.
In January 2026, TETFund announced plans to disburse N6.452 billion to beneficiary tertiary institutions below its 2026 intervention cycle, overlaying universities, polytechnics and faculties of schooling. The intervention covers infrastructure, analysis and educational growth.
