Inter-ministerial briefing: Commissioner lists notable achievements in tertiary education ministry

The Kwara State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr Mrs Mary Arinde, on Monday, during an inter-ministerial press briefing held at the conference room of the state ministry of finance, listed notable achievements of the State Tertiary institutions in the last quarter of 2024.

The Commissioner, while highlighting landmark achievements of the ministry for the last quarter of the year, said the ministry was able to oversee the completion of the Osi and Ilesha Baruba satellite campuses of the Kwara State University (KWASU), respectively, in which Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commissioned the Osi Campus.

The Commissioner also said that the present administration has procured two Hiace vehicles for the National Association of Kwara State Students and the National Association of Nigerian Students, adding that the Governor has extended financial support to indigent students from Kwara State both home and abroad.

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She further stated that the governor had approved the implementation of the new minimum wage across all tertiary institutions in Kwara State, as well as the payment of arrears.

Furthermore, the government approved the empowerment of all fifty graduates of the International Vocational Technical and Entrepreneurship Centre (IVTEC) Ajase- Ipo. The Commissioner also mentioned the establishment of the Kwara State University of Education (KWASUED), which is about to be accredited.

Dr. Arinde listed various Government interventions to improve the educational sector, such as the flag-off of drug test policy for all new intakes of tertiary institutions in the State and the provision of free transportation to students of tertiary institutions, among others.

She thanked Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for prioritising improving the quality and standard of tertiary institutions in Kwara State.