The Federal Government has announced that it is seeking investments of N1.5 trillion in the country’s medical education within the next five years.
This is even as it has allocated over N110 billion to 18 public universities to boost enrollment into Medicine and Surgery, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Nursing programmes.
Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja during the inauguration of the Ministerial Committee on TETFund High Impact Intervention Project for medical schools’ rehabilitation across the six geopolitical zones.
Specifically, the minister said the administration is deploying over N110 billion naira investment in 18 medical institutions across the country in the first year.
Giving a breakdown of the amount, the minister disclosed that a N70 billion investment would be for rehabilitating medical institutions in the 18 institutions, N15 billion in building new hostels for each of the schools, as well as medical simulation laboratories in six of the institutions. (Guardian)