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Why Are Nigeria’s Classrooms Still Broken?
This data report traces 13 years of TETFund spending to ask a simple question: where did the money go?
We reviewed ₦1.5 trillion in public disbursements to Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges. What we found was a trail of spending with no visible results. This report maps the gap between budgets and buildings.
13 years of official disbursement data
Per-institution breakdowns by year
Spend by budget category (infrastructure, training, research)
Case studies from LASU, UI, OAU, and OOU
On-the-ground photos and student accounts
Here’s how ₦1.5 trillion was spent:
₦1.5 trillion total disbursed between 2010–2023
₦10.2 billion average per university over 13 years
₦4.8 billion per university on infrastructure
₦500 million per university on infrastructure in 2023
₦1 billion per university on staff training
The budget grew, but Nigerian campuses didn’t.
Education policymakers
University administrators
Development economists
Public finance advocates
Investigative journalists
If you care about education reform in Nigeria, this report is for you.
“Why are Nigerian campuses still in bad shape?”
“What happened to all the education funding?”
“Who tracks what gets built after budgets are approved?”
“Why are hostels still overcrowded?”
“How does this funding-to-impact gap get fixed?”