The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned an Academic Publishing Centre (APC) at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, in a move aimed at strengthening academic research, textbook production and publishing capacity across tertiary institutions in the South-East. The centre, commissioned on Friday, November 6, 2026, by...
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Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has urged universities and other tertiary institutions to embrace public-private partnerships (PPPs) to address student accommodation shortages, improve campus infrastructure and ease pressure on government funding. The Fund disclosed that fewer than half of students in Nigerian tertiary institutions reside on campus, exposing many...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has urged Nigerian academics and researchers to move beyond publishing scholarly papers and focus on developing practical innovations that address societal challenges, create jobs and generate economic opportunities. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Dr Sonny Echono, made the call in Abuja on Friday through...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has inaugurated 13 projects at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare (FUHSA), Bauchi State, to strengthen medical education, research and healthcare delivery. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Mr Sonny Echono, disclosed this on Friday during the inauguration ceremony at the university in...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved the enlistment of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) as a beneficiary institution, with annual allocations expected to commence in 2027.The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, disclosed this during a visit by the Director-General of DICON, Maj.-Gen. Babatunde...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will hold its second national town hall meeting in Abuja on Thursday, October 15, 2026, to promote transparency, accountability and public engagement on its contributions to Nigeria’s tertiary education sector. The meeting, organised by the Fund’s Board of Trustees under the chairmanship of former...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commenced the establishment of Innovation Hubs in 45 beneficiary tertiary institutions across Nigeria’s six to geopolitical zones in the country. The hubs are expected to strengthen research, promote technological innovation and accelerate the commercialisation of locally developed products. The initiative is part...
The PBAT Door-to-Door Movement has commenced mobilisation in Katsina State to rally support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The Grand Patron of the movement, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, disclosed this in Katsina during the official inauguration of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement...
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has commissioned a N1 billion state of the art Information and Communication Technology (ICT) digital experience centre at the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Calabar, providing students with free access to laptops, desktops and other digital resources. The modern facility, delivered through...
Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has announced plans to establish world-class Medical Simulation Centres across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones as the country expands training opportunities for students entering the healthcare professions. Dr. Alausa disclosed this while receiving the report of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Medical...
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc Sonny Echono, has urged Nigerians to embrace integrity, courage, compassion and dedication to public service, saying the country needs more citizens who are willing to put national interest above personal considerations. Echono made the call in Ilorin on Monday,...
The Government of The Gambia has announced plans to undertake a study tour of Nigeria’s Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) as part of efforts to strengthen its newly established tertiary education funding agency. The announcement was made on Monday in Abuja when Gambia’s Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science...
Board of Trustees (BOT), Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has taken a final stand on the issue of delay in completion of approved projects in all its beneficiary institutions, warning that affected institutions will not get approval to commence new projects in the 2027 allocation cycle. For the affected...
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has called on architects, especially female practitioners, to lead research efforts that will address Nigeria’s housing deficit and reduce the country’s dependence on imported building materials. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the leadership of Female Architects...
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has unveiled plans to broaden participation in the 2026 National Research Fair and Exhibition as part of efforts to accelerate the commercialisation of research findings and strengthen collaboration between academia, industry and investors. Speaking on Friday in...
In what education stakeholders are describing as one of Nigeria’s most ambitious attempts to reposition scholarship, innovation and research as national priorities, the Federal Government on Monday inaugurated the Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Committee. The Committee will set in motion a new annual award programme that will reward outstanding...
Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arch. Sonny Echono, has challenged Nigerian scientists to identify the fastest pathway towards developing the country’s first Lassa fever vaccine. Echono stated this in Abuja on Tuesday,during the official presentation of the outcomes of the TETFund-sponsored Mega Research Project on Lassa...
More than 300 civil society organisations have called on Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies to immediately investigate the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, over allegations of financial misconduct, abuse of office and an alleged multi-billion naira scandal. The coalition urged the Economic and Financial Crimes...
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arch Sonny Echono, has called for a strict merit-based system in the appointment of Vice-Chancellors across Nigeria’s Federal Universities. Echono who stated this while delivering a public lecture on Research Findings at the University of Abuja on Thursday, also warned...
My attention has been drawn to the statement by the Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) criticizing the inauguration of a Task Force for the take-off of the University of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Ihugh. As an academic who has participated in setting up Universities in...