The Federal Government has directed the exemption of third-party research grant funds of federal universities and research institutions from the Treasury Single Account (TSA).
The directive also grants universities and research institutions the autonomy to operate their endowment fund accounts in commercial banks.
The National Universities Commission (NUC) conveyed the directive in a letter addressed to Vice Chancellors of universities, dated September 6, 2024, signed by the acting Executive Secretary, Chris Maiyaki.
According to the letter, the federal government directive mandating the exemption, had also been conveyed to the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman and the Coordinating Minister of Finance and National Economy, Wale Edun.
“The National Universities Commission received the directive from the Honourable Minister of Education, Ref. DE/HE/37/VII/324 and dated 4th September 2024, forwarding the correspondence from the Principal Secretary to the President, State House, also vide PRES/87/MF/71/198/MBEP/15 and dated 23rd July 2024, on the above subject.
“The letter communicates Mr President’s directive to the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy to exclude third-party research grant funds of federal universities and research institutes from the Treasury Single Account (and to grant universities and research institutes autonomy in operating their endowment fund accounts in commercial banks. Please see attached,” the letter read.
