The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa has emphasized that the Federal Government Tertiary Institution Governance Transparency Platform (FTIGTP) is not just a platform but a reform instrument to promote transparency, efficiency, and results-based management of resources across the education sector.
The Minister stated this during the official launch of (FTIGTP) held at the Ministry’s Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday 4th November 2025.
According to him, for the first time, Nigeria will have a unified platform that offers real-time visibility into: Students’ enrolment Government funding – capital, recurrent, and personnel to Local and international research grants attracted by institutions TETFund allocations. NELfund interventions Performance indicators that allow for benchmarking across institutions.
Adding that the platform is aimed at restoring public trust and enable evidence-based policies that improves performance-based funding decisions.
Alausa also noted that FTIGTP provides a new chapter of transparency and operational efficiency, enabling: Better planning and budgeting Stronger partnerships opportunities with industry and development partners to improve credibility for international collaboration.
“For many years, data of tertiary education in Nigeria has been scattered across multiple platforms, paper reports, and inconsistent submissions
“this platform will enhance financial transparency, improve resource allocation, promote accountability, discourage the misuse of funds and foster trust in the management of our tertiary system” the Minister noted.
In her welcome remarks, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, noted that the FTIGTP Portal offers a unified platform for accessing essential information across our institutions.
The Prof added that this innovation aligns with the Ministry’s digital transformation agenda and supports effective governance, performance monitoring and public accountability.
She urged all institutions to fully utilise and regularly update the portal to ensure its sustainability and impact.