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15 Facts About TETFund: Understanding Its Mandate, Impact and Significance in Nigerian Education

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In Nigeria’s highly challenged tertiary education sector, one institution has consistently played a pivotal role in rescuing public universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education from infrastructural decay, funding shortfalls, and declining academic standards, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, widely known as TETFund. Yet, despite its far-reaching impact, many Nigerians, especially students, education professionals, and even […]

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Supreme Court upholds UNIUYO law graduate’s victory over university, lecturers

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Eno-obong Bassey Okon, a law graduate of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), has emerged victorious against his alma mater and its top legal scholars at the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Okon, who graduated from UNIUYO Faculty of Law in 2012, revealed in a statement that his academic journey was nearly derailed by a group of

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Al-Hikmah University appoints Lateef Oladimeji as sixth VC

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The Governing Council of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, has approved the appointment of Prof Lateef Folorunsho Oladimeji as its sixth substantive Vice-Chancellor. Previously, Oladimeji served as the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, having held various administrative positions within the university. According to his resume released by the varsity’s image-maker, Femi

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FG gives N50m grant to outstanding varsity students

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The federal government says it has offered a N50 million venture capital grant to outstanding students in Nigerian universities. It was learnt that the grant was for students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) fields. The Student Grant Venture Capital Initiative will make available up to N50 million in grants to high-achieving STEM

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Oyo govt warns against malpractice in ongoing NECO exams

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The Oyo State Government has cautioned students sitting for the ongoing National Examination Council (NECO) examinations against engaging in any form of malpractice, reiterating its commitment to maintaining academic integrity in public schools across the state. The Chairman of the Oyo State Teaching Service Commission, Oladipo Olubukola, issued the warning during a two-day monitoring visit

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FG sets up committee to turn research into economic solutions

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The Federal Government has inaugurated the Ministerial Research and Innovation Commercialisation Committee (RICC) as part of efforts to bridge the gap between academic research and marketable innovations that can power the nation’s economy. Speaking at the inauguration held in Abuja on July 3, 2025, the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, described the initiative

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Private institutions should get TETFUND, not student loans – Don

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The Provost of Harvarde College of Science and Management Studies, Obada, Abeokuta, Dr Oluwatosin Adebayo, has faulted the call for the extension of Nigeria Education Loan Fund to students of private institutions in the country. Dr Adebayo argued that parents who send their children to private institutions in the country are not often poor and

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Skills Every Teacher Must Have: A Professional Blueprint for Effective Education

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In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, being a subject expert is no longer enough. The modern teacher must function as a communicator, technologist, psychologist, facilitator, and lifelong learner. In both physical and virtual classrooms, the expectations from teachers are higher than ever, and rightly so. Learners today are digital natives, more exposed, more distracted, and

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Private institutions should get TETFUND, not student loans – Don

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The Provost of Harvarde College of Science and Management Studies, Obada, Abeokuta, Dr Oluwatosin Adebayo, has faulted the call for the extension of Nigeria Education Loan Fund to students of private institutions in the country. Dr Adebayo argued that parents who send their children to private institutions in the country are not often poor and

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Dialogue, mediation key to academic reform – NCCE

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The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education, Prof. Chijioke Okwelle, has said disputes in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, though inevitable, can serve as opportunities for reform if approached through dialogue and mediation. Okwelle made this assertion while delivering the keynote address at a conference organised by the Federal University of Education, Kontagora.

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Alausa inaugurates Governing Councils of tertiary institutions

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The Federal Ministry of Education has formally inaugurated the Governing Councils of selected Federal Tertiary Institutions, reinforcing its commitment to revitalizing the education sector and ensuring good governance in line with national priorities. The inauguration ceremony took place on July 1, 2025, in Abuja, and was presided over by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr.

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