Federal Govt Unveils 82 Books By Nigerian Scholars To Boost Tertiary Education

The federal government has unveiled 82 locally authored academic textbooks to strengthen teaching, learning and research across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.

The books, written by Nigerian scholars and supported by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), were unveiled yesterday in Abuja by the minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa.

Alausa said the books were developed under the Higher Education Book Development Intervention Project of TETFund.

He said the fund also secured an additional 10 academic textbooks for distribution to tertiary institutions across the country.

The minister said the initiative underscored the federal government’s commitment to quality education and academic excellence in Nigeria’s higher education system.

According to him, the intervention aims to address the shortage of locally authored textbooks and reduce the country’s dependence on foreign publications.

Alausa encouraged Nigerian scholars to produce quality academic textbooks to ensure the availability of relevant learning materials across diverse disciplines

Also, the executive secretary of TETFund, Mr Sonny Echono, said the book initiative was designed to address the persistent shortage of quality tertiary-level textbooks in Nigeria and strengthen teaching, learning, and research in higher institutions.

According to him, 72 of the titles were newly authored under the TETFund project, while 10 others were written by reputable scholars and secured for use by beneficiary institutions.

He disclosed that TETFund had so far published 202 academic textbooks, with several others currently undergoing evaluation.

Earlier, he led participants to observe a minute’s silence in honour of one of the authors, Valerie Young Harry, who passed away shortly before the event.

On his part, the chairman of the Board of Trustees at TETFund, Aminu Bello Masari, described the late author’s work as a lasting legacy, noting that knowledge passed from generation to generation ensures a person’s impact outlives their lifetime.