By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has warned that beneficiary institutions that fail to meet performance benchmarks or mismanage allocated funds risk being delisted from its support programmes. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono, stated this at a one-day strategic engagement with heads...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced a N110 billion investment towards enhancing the study of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and nursing in 18 universities across the country. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this known while inaugurating the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As part of efforts to foster academic excellence and expand infrastructure, the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has commenced the construction of a 500-seater auditorium under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) intervention. Speaking during the official handover of the project site to the contractor,...
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Mr Sonny Echono, says the recently-held TETFund National Research Fair/Exhibition aligns with its aspiration to use technology to spur national economic growth. Echono, said this during an an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. He...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced plans to establish 18 new Innovation Hubs across tertiary institutions in 2025 to strengthen Nigeria’s research and innovation. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono, disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the 30th Cohort...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says it will partner with relevant agencies to boost Artificial Intelligence (AI) studies in the nation’s tertiary institutions. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Mr Sonny Echono, said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. He...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved over N700 billion as 2025 allocation to Beneficiary Institutions of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny S.T Echono during the 2025 Strategic Planning Meeting held with heads...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said it is introducing a Special Intervention to address the issue of incessant power failure in the nation’s tertiary institutions. Chairman, Board of Trustees of TETFund, Hon. Aminu Masari, disclosed this on Wednesday while inaugurating the steering...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- Professor Mahmood Yakubu is a Nigerian academic and the current chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Born in 1962 in Bauchi State, Nigeria, Yakubu has had a distinguished career in academia and public service. Yakubu’s academic achievements are impressive. He graduated with a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said it is taking steps to boost transnational education in Nigeria by partnering with British institutions. This is even as it announced that it would reallocate the savings from its suspended overseas scholarship programme to fund in-house...
President Bola Tinubu has urged Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State to resolve the ongoing land dispute between Bayero University Kano and neighbouring communities. Tinubu made the appeal on Saturday in Kano during Bayero University’s 39th convocation ceremony. The president was represented by the Minister of State for Education,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – . The management of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has received report from its adhoc committee on medical simulation and innovation interventions with a strong recommendation for government to incorporate medical simulation in the education curriculum. The committee also urged the Federal Government to...
Industrial action that may cripple academic activities in the nation’s public universities is imminent following a plot allegedly hatched by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) in cahoots with officials of the Federal Ministry of Education to frustrate the release of about N300 billion University...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Nigerian Academy of Engineering have formed a partnership to bridge skills gaps in the country. The collaboration was formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abuja on Monday. Speaking, the Executive Secretary...
The Federal Government has allocated N940.5 billion to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in the 2025 fiscal year, to enhance manpower and infrastructure development in the education sector. President Bola Tinubu stated this on Saturday at the 42nd Founders’ Day and 33rd Convocation of the Federal University of...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reiterated its firm opposition to the proposed Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, warning that its implementation will have devastating consequences for public universities across the country. Speaking during a press conference in Jos on Thursday, the Bauchi...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has expressed concerns over the proposed Tax Reform Bill before the National Assembly, warning that the bill is a deliberate attempt to dismantle the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), a vital source of funding for...
The House of Representatives has directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to provide a detailed breakdown of its 2024 allocations. It also urged TETFund to present the 2025 budget estimates to beneficiary institutions before further implementation. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Sulaiman Gumi...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the National Assembly to reject any provision of the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024 that undermines Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)’s effectiveness and existence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that TETFund is a scheme established by the Federal...
By JOHNSON MOMODU The legendary Nelson Mandela did describe education as a formidable weapon useful to positively reset the stability and progression of society and humanity. But in Nigeria, education has virulent enemies who curiously revel in chaos, misinformation, and distractive mischief. What is the best way to derail...