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Students’ loan not automatic for all public institutions’ students — MD, NELFUND

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The Managing Director\CEO of the Federal Government’s newly established Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, has declared that the loan facilities are conditional for students to access. He also established that students in private tertiary institutions, inmates in correctional centres nationwide and also Nigerian students schooling abroad are exempted from benefiting from the […]

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Why private varsities can’t be included in TETfund – Bogoro

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A former Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Prof. Sulaiman Bogoro, stated that public universities in the country needed the intervention of the TETFund than the private ones. There have been calls from the private universities in Nigeria, for the Federal Government to include the private varsities in the TETFund scheme, for the

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TETFund allocates over N23b to research initiatives nationwide

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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has disclosed a significant investment of over N23 billion in research endeavors across Nigeria. Dr. Hadiza Ismail, Assistant Director of Research and Development (R&D) at TETFund, revealed this figure during a validation workshop titled “Strengthening Research and Innovation Funding Agencies in West Africa,” held in Abuja. Dr. Ismail, representing

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ASUU kicks against inclusion of TETFund’s in education budget

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Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has asked the Federal Government to separate the budget of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, from the Education annual budget, saying such step would enable effective budget implementation. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said stated this at the TETFund Alliance for Innovative Research, TETFAIR, Showcase and Closing Event

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Polytechnics get N130m each as intervention fund

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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has approved N130,000,000 as a zonal intervention fund for each polytechnic in its 2023 intervention line, geared towards reinvigorating skills acquisition in polytechnics across the country. This was disclosed by the Director of Infrastructure of the Fund, Malam Buhari Mika’Ilu at the TETFund/NBTE Sensitisation Workshop on the 2023 Zonal

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Nigerian researchers unveil innovations to tackle hunger, poverty, others

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Some Nigerian researchers have achieved breakthroughs with development of four prototypes innovations to address the challenges of hunger, poverty, quality education, responsible consumption and production in the country. According to a report, the prototypes were developed by lecturers from public higher institutions, under the Research for Impact (R4i), an initiative of Tertiary Education Trust Fund

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President Buhari inaugurates N1bn TETFund projects in Ekiti varsities

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President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated six projects sponsored by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) across three universities in Ekiti State. The president inaugurated a N318 million vocational education workshop at the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education Science and Technology Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI) ; faculty of the social sciences twin lecture theatre and medical ward for

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Colleges of Education get TETFund-sponsored textbooks

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The books were written by scholars of the Nigerian Academy of Education. At the book distribution during the 25th Conference of the Nigerian Academy of Education on Thursday in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, said TETFund would continue to support the production of vital text books for use in public tertiary institutions.

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Six varsities to get N18bn special funds – TETFund

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The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sunday Echono, has revealed plans to disburse N18bn to six public universities under its Special High Impact Intervention. Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday, Echono disclosed that N3bn would be given to six selected varsities, N1bn each to six polytechnics and six colleges of education

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2023 Intervention Fund: 246 Nigerian tertiary institutions to receive N320bn

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the disbursement of N320.35 billion as intervention funds for Nigeria public tertiary institutions for the 2023 intervention cycle. Out of the total sum, each public university will receive N1.15billion. Sonny Echono, executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), disclosed the approval during a workshop with leaders of beneficiary

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Rector Commends TETFUND intervention at Akwa Ibom Poly

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The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ukana in the Essien Udom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Uduak Ukekpe, has commended the TETFUND intervention on infrastructural development of the five years old institution. He said 80 per cent of the ongoing projects at the Polytechnic’s permanent site were sponsored through TETFUND intervention. Ukekpe

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TETFund Approves N12bn for UNILAG, UNIAbuja, 10 Others

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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved N12 billion to the University of Lagos, University of Abuja and 10 others as the “pioneer Centres of Excellence”. The Executive Secretary, TETFund, Suleiman Bogoro, disclosed this at the inauguration of the 12 maiden Centres of excellence (TCoEs). Bogoro said the selection is aimed at addressing a

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UNIABUJA: TETFUND Commits N10bn to Infrastructure

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UNIABUJA: TETFUND Commits N10bn for Infrastructure The Tertiary Education Trust Fund hs committed N10 billion to the development of critical infrastructure at the University of Abuja. The chairman, Tetfund Board, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, disclosed this during an interactive session with the management and students of the UNIABUJA. He noted that part of the money would

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TETFUND Applauds Ibadan Poly for Quality of Projects

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The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro, has applauded the Polytechnic of Ibadan for the quality of the projects executed by the institution. Professor Bogoro gave the commendation on Thursday September 10, 2020, during a courtesy call on the authorities of polytechnic. Bogoro commissioned three building projects constructed by

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TETFUND Suspends Sponsorship of Academics to Foreign Conferences

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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has suspended sponsorship of academics to local and foreign conferences for 2020. While disclosing this in a circular signed by the Ag. Head, Academic Staff Training and Development, TETFund, Muhammed Sani Sulaiman, stated that the funding was suspended by the agency’s board of trustees based on infractions by tertiary institutions.

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Lecturers Accused of Spending TETFund Grants on Personal Needs

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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has accused lecturers across the country’s public tertiary institutions of diverting research grants to build homes, purchase cars, and engage in other frivolous activities. This is coming after an allegation of personnel budget inflation levelled against some academic and healthcare institutions including the University of Ibadan, by the Independent

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RSU Urges TETFund to Provide Optic Fibre for Internet Access in Universities

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The Rivers State University, RSU, has urged the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETfund to extend its interventions to intangible needs of universities such as Optic Fibre for provision of internet that will develop the university system. Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Barineme Fakae, who disclosed this recently to a team of journalists monitoring TETFund

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