FG Launches Portal To Enhance Accountability, Transparency In Tertiary Institutions

To further ensure accountability and good governance in the country’s tertiary institutions, the Federal Government has launched the Federal Tertiary Institutions Governance and Transparency Portal (FTIGTP)

On the occasion in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa said the portal would also restore public trust and enable evidence-based policies and reforms in the nation’s Universities.

According to him, for many years, data on tertiary education in Nigeria has been scattered across multiple platforms, paper reports, and inconsistent submissions.

The FTIGTP serves as a single, nationwide source of accurate data and financial information about tertiary institutions, ti guard against misuse of funds, and foster trust in the management of tertiary system.

“For the first time, Nigeria will have a unified platform that offers real-time visibility into students’ enrolment, Government funding – capital, recurrent, and personnel, local and international research grants attracted by institutions, TETFund allocations, NELFund interventions, performance indicators that allow for benchmarking across institutions,’’ he said.

According to the minister, the development is part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to enhancing accountability and good governance in the education sector, which the Ministry has promised to implement in a transparent system, that will allow Nigerians to see how resources are used and the benefits gained from investments in the country’s tertiary education system.

The Minister called for the support and corporation of various institutions towards effective utilization of the platform to meet international best practices.

Nkiruka Okeke, Edited By Grace Namiji