N1.3trn Owed, N250bn Paid, FG Begs Senate to Stop Creating Varsities It Cannot Fund
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Kuni Tyessi in Abuja Of the N1.3 trillion promised for the revitalisation of public universities between 2013 and 2018, only N250 billion, which is less than 20 per cent, was
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N1.3trn Owed, N250bn Paid, FG Begs Senate to Stop Creating Varsities It Cannot Fund. Kuni Tyessi in Abuja Of the N1.3 trillion promised for the revitalisation of public universities between 2013 and 2018, only N250 billion, which is less than 20 per cent, was Covered by 1 publications. ThisDay: N1.3trn Owed, N250bn Paid, FG Begs Senate to Stop Creating Varsities It Cannot Fund.
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