Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Nigerian Army in advancing education, security and technological development in the country. Echono stated this during a courtesy visit to the Army Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. He...
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Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arch Sonny Echono, has disclosed that four of the six proposed multi-purpose zonal laboratories across Nigeria will be equipped and become operational before 2027. Echono stated this while receiving the report of the Advisory Committee on the Equipping of TETFund...
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Arc Sonny Echono, has been named 2025 Personality of the Year and Tertiary Education Transformation Champion by Aljazirah Nigeria and London. The award, which was conferred on Echono at a brief ceremony in his office on Friday in Abuja, was...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) educational institutions are set to benefit from a fresh wave of support from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono, following the visit of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke,...
Six Nigerian tertiary institutions are set to host new centres of excellence in Robotics, Coding, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Centres and Cybersecurity, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced. It also disclosed that once operational, these additions will raise the total number of TETFund-supported Centres of Excellence from...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has inaugurated a seven-man Advisory Committee to drive the establishment and effective utilisation of multipurpose laboratories in tertiary institutions across the six geopolitical zones of the country. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono, inaugurated the committee in Abuja on Tuesday. The committee...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Voice of Nigeria (VON), have formed a partnership to expand global visibility of Nigeria’s education sector through strategic media collaboration. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, made this known when he received a delegation from VON led by its Director-General, Jibrin...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has flagged off the construction of the Abuja Leadership Centre of Excellence in Public Governance at the University of Abuja. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Architect Sonny Echono, conducted the foundation stone laying for the project alongside the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja,...
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and former Governor of Katsina State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari has advised Nigerian universities on the need to deploy technology that would equip their graduates with relevant skills to compete globally. He also emphasised the need...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has disbursed its Annual Direct Disbursement funds for the 2026 intervention cycle to 271 beneficiary institutions across the country. Under the disbursement, each beneficiary university received ₦2,525,932,228.02; each beneficiary polytechnic received ₦1,871,059,920.53; while each College of Education received...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has concluded planns to disburse N2.525 billion to each university in its 2026 intervention cycle, while polytechnics will receive N1.871 billion each and Colleges of Education wilp receive N2.056 billion each. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch Sonny Echono, disclosed this in Abuja on...
As the Executive Secretary of TETFund adds another year, Nigeria reflects on a legacy of vision, institutional reform, and enduring national impact By AARON MILE ODEH – As Sonny Togo Echono adds another year to his years on earth, the moment transcends personal celebration. It stands as a national...
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has flagged off the Aliko Dangote Foundation Education Scholarship Initiative, with a call for stakeholders to recommit to building a future where every Nigerian child can become the best version of themselves. This is just as the President of the Foundation, Alhaji Aliko...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund ), has pledged support for Defence Research and Development Bureau (RDB) for its research and development plans. Speaking while receiving the Director General of RDB, Rear Admiral K J Odubanjo and his team in his office on Wednesday in Abuja , the Executive Secretary...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) and the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACIMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at fostering research, innovation, and industry-ready graduates. Executive Secretary of TETFUND, Arch Sonny Echono, at the signing of MoU in Abuja on Wednesday,...
Nigeria’s education budget has jumped to ₦3.52 trillion in 2025 under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, which is a significant increase from ₦1.54 trillion in 2023. Vice President Kashim Shettima @officialSKSM , who stated this in Tuesday in Abuja, said that the number of out-of-school children in the country...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund) has set to develop a comprehensive security master plan for tertiary institutions nationwide . The Chairman of Board of trustees, TETFund, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari made this known during his remark at the opening ceremony of a 2 days workshop on campus security...
Commandant of National Defence College (NDC) Rear Admiral Abdullahi Ahmed has asked for the support of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to deepen the College’s research capacity and curriculum overhaul in response to evolving security challenges in Nigeria as well as integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Ahmed who is...
Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring safer learning environments for Nigerian students through continued support for the Safe School Initiative. The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), Arch. Sonny Echono disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday when he received the National Association of Nigerian Students...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has marked a milestone in research and innovation as academics and researchers from tertiary institutions across Nigeria unveiled prototypes developed by eleven participating teams. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch Sonny Echono, stated this at the closing event and Demo...