TETFund commissions educational publishing centre at UNIZIK

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned an Academic Publishing Centre (APC) at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, to strengthen educational analysis, textbook manufacturing and publishing capability in tertiary establishments throughout the South-East.

The centre, commissioned on Friday, November 6, 2026, by the Chairman of TETFund Board of Trustees, Aminu Bello Masari, is designed to function a regional publishing hub, offering trendy printing amenities {and professional} publishing providers to universities and different tertiary establishments.

Represented by the South-East member of the Board, Esther Ukachukwu, Masari mentioned the venture demonstrated the Fund’s dedication to enhancing instructing, studying and analysis by focused interventions within the tertiary schooling sector.

TETFund explains publishing initiative

He mentioned the Higher Education Book Development Project was launched to develop entry to high quality educational publications and strengthen indigenous publishing capability in Nigerian tertiary establishments.

Masari disclosed that the Board of Trustees submitted a proposal to the Federal Government for N2 billion to start the venture in 2009, which was subsequently permitted.

He added that one other N2.95 billion was supplied in 2019, whereas the Technical Advisory Group Committee was reinvigorated and inaugurated in August of the identical yr to strengthen implementation.

According to him, the initiative seeks to ascertain and equip mannequin Academic Publishing Centres throughout the six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory, with providers prolonged to public tertiary establishments of their respective areas.

He mentioned the UNIZIK facility would supply publishing providers for tutorial textbooks and different scholarly supplies produced by establishments throughout the South-East.

” TETFund will proceed to ship responsive intervention programmes and shall be on the forefront in selling inventive and progressive approaches to instructional studying and championing new literacy enhancing areas,” he mentioned.

Masari duties beneficiaries on sustainability

The TETFund chairman urged UNIZIK and different beneficiary establishments to make sure that the ability was correctly managed, successfully utilised and sustained.

He burdened that the success of the venture trusted the cooperation of the host college and different establishments anticipated to profit from its providers.

“It is the expectation of the Fund and that of the Federal Government that the beneficiaries will reciprocate this gesture by ensuring that the APC located in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, is put into operation, properly managed and sustained by the host and beneficiary institutions within the zone,” he mentioned.

He additionally reaffirmed the Fund’s dedication to transparency and accountability in implementing its intervention programmes.

VC pledges efficient administration

In his remarks, the Vice-Chancellor of UNIZIK and Chairman of the Academic Publishing Centre Board, Prof. Bond Ugochukwu Stanley Anyaehie, described the commissioning as a big milestone for the college and the South-East educational group.

He pledged the establishment’s dedication to creating the ability operational and making certain that different universities within the area contributed to its efficient administration.

“On my honour, I pledge to make use of it, and try to operate the board and also get input from other universities to see how we can run it, and do all we can to protect it,” he mentioned.

Anyaehie thanked TETFund for finding the venture on the college and appealed for extra interventions to assist UNIZIK and different tertiary establishments within the area.

The commissioning featured an inspection of the centre’s amenities, together with trendy printing machines and different specialised gear, whereas personnel had been additionally seen getting ready for the graduation of operations.

The centre is anticipated to cut back establishments’ dependence on exterior publishing providers, promote native manufacturing of educational supplies and improve the visibility of analysis outputs from the South-East.