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TETFund: VCs Protest Reps’ Infringement on Varsity Autonomy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

Regarding its instruction to halt the execution of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) interventions , the House of Representatives has been accused of encroaching on university autonomy by the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities. The vice chancellors noted that it was

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Lawmaker declares state of emergency in education in his constituency

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2024

In the House of Representatives, Hon. Akarachi Amadi, the lawmaker for the Mbaitoli/Ikeduru Federal Constituency of Imo State, has proclaimed a state of emergency in the consistuency’s elementary and secondary schools. When discussing his leadership thus far and his plans for the future, Amadi revealed this to journalists in Owerri. He pointed out that the primary

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State universities oppose the decision to stop the N683 billion TETFund intervention

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund  (TETFund), decided to stop the 2024 TETFund intervention in state-owned universities. This decision has been met with protests from the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities (COPSUN). The decision was described as unprecedented in a press release signed by the committee’s

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Reps urge tertiary institutions to allow students to pay per semester

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 21, 2023

The administrations of the country’s universities, polytechnics, and other higher institutions were urged by the House of Representatives on Thursday to implement a semester-based system for paying school fees. The Representatives pointed out that this will lessen the challenges posed by the present session-based approach. The resolution was passed by the House