The Pro-Chancellor, University of Benin, Professor Umaru Shuaibu, Chairman, Board of Trustees, UNIBEN Trust Development Fund (UNIBEN-TDF), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Esq, and the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Edoba B. Omoregie, SAN, have visited the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, CON, in Abuja to intimate him of the formal launch of the ₦100b, UNIBEN-Trust Development Fund scheduled for Saturday 4th July, 2026, and to formally request the Honorable Minister to be present at the event.
The Chairman UNIBEN-TDF, explained that the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Omoregie, took on the Minister’s challenge to Vice-Chancellors to mobilise alumni and other stakeholders to support their various universities for sustainable development.
Responding, the Minister commended the Vice-Chancellor for the bold step and requested that invitation be extended to other Vice Chancellors and Pro-Chancellors to witness the historic ceremony. The Minister thanked the delegation for the visit and promised to be present at the launch.
The Pro-Chancellor, on behalf of Council, acknowledged Dr Alausa’s unwavering efforts in transforming the educational landscape of the country. He assured him that the project has the support of the University of Benin Governing Council, and that the presence of the Minister will be a great boost to the initiative .