TETFund Allocates N110bn for Medical Training and Simulation Technology to Address Nigeria’s Health Worker Shortage

TETFund has approved N110bn for Medical Training and Simulation Tech to Tackle Health Worker Shortage

StartSmart Nigeria reports that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has committed N110 billion to enhance TETFund medical education in Nigeria. This investment focuses on training health professionals and integrating advanced simulation technologies in public tertiary institutions to elevate healthcare education standards in 2025.

This was revealed on Tuesday by Aminu Bello Masari, the Chairman of TETFund’s Board of Trustees and former Governor of Katsina State, during the commissioning of eight major projects at the Federal University of Technology, Babura (FUTB) in Jigawa State.

The newly commissioned infrastructure was executed under the Fund’s Special High Impact Intervention programmed and reflects ongoing efforts to transform Nigeria’s education and health sectors.

According to Masari, the investment aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and is targeted at bridging the shortage of medical personnel in the country.

“Starting in 2025, N110 billion has been dedicated to improving the training of medical personnel and integrating cutting-edge simulation technology to modernise medical education nationwide,” he said.

part of a broader national effort to revamp the health sector. We are committed to working with our beneficiary institutions to ensure this intervention delivers lasting, transformative results,” he added.

He also stated that since its establishment in 2021, FUTB has gotten a total of N11.36 billion in intervention funds from TETFund, with 75.4% of the allocation already accessed and utilized by the university.

“The Federal University of Technology, Babura, is one of four specialized institutions set up in 2021. Since then, it has benefited from various intervention lines including Annual, Special, Zonal, and High Impact categories,” Masari said.

He noted that the projects commissioned during the visit were executed at a cost of N5.8 billion, further positioning FUTB as a hub for innovation, research, and technological advancement in northern Nigeria.