By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Mr Sonny Echono, has pledged intensified reforms and greater accountability in Nigeria’s tertiary education system following his recognition as Tertiary Education Transformation Champion. Echono made the pledge on Friday in Abuja while receiving the 2025 Personality ofContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti Prof. Foluke Unuabonah of Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun has called on governments at all levels to extend research support to private universities across the country. Unuabonah, a Professor of Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, made the appeal while delivering the 22nd inaugural lecture of the university in Ede.Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Nasarawa State University, Keffi and Prince Interior Vocational Institute have taken a significant step toward strengthening entrepreneurship and practical skills development among its students aimed at training professional furniture artisans. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the collaboration, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has reaffirmed the fund’s commitment to supporting education and research in military institutions. Echono said this when the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the headquartersContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has inaugurated a seven-member advisory committee to drive the establishment and effective use of multipurpose laboratories across tertiary institutions in the six geopolitical zones. The Executive Secretary, TETFund, Sonny Echono, while inaugurating the committee in Abuja on Tuesday, gave them oneContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says it will disburse N6.452 billion to tertiary institutions in its 2026 intervention cycle. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ workshop with heads of beneficiary institutions on the 2026 disbursement guidelines.Continue Reading
By Joshua Oladipo The Federal University of Health Sciences (FUHSI), Ila-Orangun, in Osun, on Friday, trained 595 secondary school students on digital literacy skills and psychological interventions to curb cybercrime and online bullying. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students were selected from five private and fiveContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti The Federal Government has inaugurated N7 billion Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)-supported projects at the Federal University of Health Sciences (FUSHI), Ila Orangun, Osun. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, said during the inauguration that the projects would elevate the quality of training, research, innovation and healthcare deliveryContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), says it will partner with relevant agencies to boost Artificial Intelligence (AI) studies in the Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Mr Sonny Echono, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund is considering repealing the Act establishing the National Board for Technical Education(NBTE) to realise its objectives. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Muntari Dandutse said this when he led members of the committee on an oversight visit to the Board’sContinue Reading
