In a bid to check corrupt practices and misappropriation in the administration of public tertiary institutions, the Nigerian government has launched the Federal Government Tertiary Institution Governance and Transparency Platform, FTIGTP.
Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa said the launch represents President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to eradicate misplacement of funds and projects in the country’s tertiary institutions.
The initiative covers universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and monotechnics
For years, data on tertiary education in Nigeria has been scattered across multiple platforms, paper reports, and inconsistent submissions.
The Nigerian government therefore, sees the launch of tertiary institutions governance and transparency platform as a major milestone in its effort to promote transparency, accountability, good governance, restore public trust and enable evidence-based policies and reforms aimed at improving performance-based funding decisions and resource allocation.
According to the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa said the platform 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
The government says the new platform provides a new chapter of transparency and operational efficiency, enabling:
• Better planning and budgeting
• Stronger partnership opportunities with industry and development partners
• Improved credibility for international collaboration
• Accurate and timely reporting to the government
• Enhanced competition and performance benchmarking
Also, the platform is expected to guide the government in;
• Evidence-based policy formulation
• Better monitoring by the general public
• Integrity, accountability, and value for money
The education minister insists that All tertiary institutions must comply with the mandatory data submission schedule every first quarter of each year.
(Editor: Anoyoyo Ogiagboviogie)
