UNIZIK Community Rates TETFund 70% as Consultants Conduct Impact and Needs Assessment Exercise
Stakeholders of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, have rated the performance of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) at 70 per cent following an interactive Impact and Needs Assessment Exercise conducted by a team of TETFund consultants.
The assessment session, held on Monday, June 22, 2026, at the University Council Chamber, brought together heads of academic units, non-teaching staff, and student representatives to evaluate the impact of TETFund interventions in the University between 2016 and 2025.
The TETFund delegation was led by the designated Team Leader, Dr. A. E. Onyeishi, as part of a nationwide assessment aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of TETFund interventions and identifying priority areas for future support.
Before the commencement of the interactive assessment session, the TETFund consultants paid a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ugochukwu Bond Stanley Anyaehie, in his office.
During the meeting, the Team Leader, Dr. A. E. Onyeishi, briefed the Vice-Chancellor on the purpose of the Impact and Needs Assessment Exercise, explaining that the assignment was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of TETFund interventions in the University between 2016 and 2025, while identifying priority areas for future interventions to enhance teaching, learning, research, and institutional development.
In his remarks, Prof. Anyaehie welcomed the delegation to Nnamdi Azikiwe University and expressed appreciation to TETFund for its sustained support to the Nigerian university system. He noted that the Fund’s interventions have significantly enhanced the university’s infrastructure, research, staff development, and overall quality of academic delivery. The Vice-Chancellor assured the consultants of the University’s full cooperation throughout the assessment exercise and expressed confidence that the outcome of the engagement would further strengthen future interventions for the benefit of the institution.
Declaring the session open, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Alex C. Asigbo, welcomed the consultants on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ugochukwu Bond Stanley Anyaehie. He acknowledged TETFund’s immense contributions to the University’s infrastructural development, research, academic growth, and human capital development, describing the interventions as instrumental to the institution’s progress.
Speaking during the interactive session, Dr. Onyeishi explained that the exercise was designed to obtain firsthand feedback from key stakeholders on the impact of TETFund projects and programmes on teaching, learning, research, and institutional development.
He engaged academic staff, non-teaching staff, and students in discussions focused on evaluating the tangible benefits of TETFund interventions and identifying areas requiring further attention.
Participants identified several intervention areas where TETFund has significantly impacted the University, including staff training and development, entrepreneurship programmes, annual ICT interventions, research grants, laboratory facilities, library resources, hostel accommodation, classroom and office blocks, procurement of computers, scanners, equipment and machines, provision of journals, books, library shelves, as well as solar-powered facilities.
They unanimously agreed that the interventions have enhanced the quality of teaching, learning, research, and service delivery across the University. Physical infrastructure, particularly hostels and classroom buildings, was identified as the most visible evidence of TETFund’s contributions.
While commending TETFund’s achievements, stakeholders also highlighted critical areas requiring urgent intervention. These include improved internet connectivity and ICT infrastructure, additional office accommodation, computers, scanners, printers, laboratories, digital library resources, and more classroom facilities to adequately serve the University’s growing population of about 60,000 students and approximately 8,000 teaching and non-teaching staff.
Participants further expressed concern over the quality of some completed projects and supplied equipment, noting that several physical infrastructure projects remain uncompleted or abandoned. They also advocated increased support for continuous capacity-building programmes for both teaching and non-teaching staff, stressing that all categories of personnel contribute significantly to the University’s development.
Despite these concerns, participants collectively assessed TETFund’s performance at 70 per cent, acknowledging its substantial contributions while emphasising the need for greater investment in critical infrastructure, ICT facilities, research support, and project completion.
In his closing remarks, Dr. Onyeishi commended members of the University community for their active participation and candid contributions. He assured participants that the feedback gathered would contribute significantly to the overall assessment of TETFund’s impact and guide future policy decisions and intervention strategies.
Other members of the TETFund assessment team included Engr. Ogonna Nwokoye and Dr. Cyprian Uchenna Udegbunam.
Among University officials present were the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Hilda Osisioma; the Registrar, Dr. Chinenye Gloria Okeke; the Bursar, Mr. Gozie Egwuatu; the University Librarian, Prof. Jacinta Ukamaka Eze; the Director of Academic Planning, Prof. Angela Ufele-Obiesie; the Director of TETFund, Rev. Fr. Prof. Ken Oraegbunam; the Director of Procurement and Physical Planning, Mr. Akuma Ifeanyichukwu Pascal; and Engr. Lawrence Ezeokafor, and the Director of ICT, Prof. Ike Onyenwe.
Also in attendance were the Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Ugochukwu Okonkwo; Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof. Mike Ezenwa; Dean, Faculty of Education, Prof. Ebele Okigbo; and Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Prof. Frank Nwankwo, alongside representatives of other Deans and Directors.
Also present were Deputy Registrars; Mrs. Ogonna Nwokeke, Mrs. Ogochukwu Okolo, Mrs. Ifeoma Umenze, Mr. Bonny Ozo Nkwuaku and Mrs. Dorothy Okeke; the Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr. Alloysius Emeka Attah; as well as student representatives from 14 out of 17 faculties.