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Nigeria Becoming a Center for Skilled Workers—Echono

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 14, 2025

Mr. Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has stated that Nigeria is increasingly recognized as a center for skilled labour that is in demand around the world. He made this known over the weekend during an interaction at the Vanguard Newspaper’s

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TETFund to Set Up 18 Innovation Hubs in Tertiary Institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 29, 2025

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has revealed plans to create 18 innovation hubs in tertiary institutions by 2025 to enhance Nigeria’s research and innovation landscape. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, made this known during the closing ceremony of the 30th Cohort of the Research for Impact (R4i) initiative at Innov8 Technology Hub […]

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We’re not giving more importance to physical infrastructure than research—TETFund

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 28, 2025

The head of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has stated that the organization is not placing a higher priority on physical infrastructure in higher institutions over research. Echono provided this clarification during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. “The truth is that we are doing […]

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TETFund Announces 2025 Intervention, Allocates Funds to Tertiary Institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 14, 2025

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) on Thursday disclosed the disbursement plan for the 2025 intervention cycle to public tertiary institutions across the country. According to the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, each university will receive N2.8bn, while polytechnics will be allocated N1.9bn and Colleges of Education will receive N2.1bn. Echono made

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How Nigeria Can Attain Quality University Education — TETFUND

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 24, 2025

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has emphasized that to fulfill the core goals of education as outlined in the National Education Policy, Nigeria must urgently and sincerely address the obstacles hindering quality higher education. TETFUND identified these challenges as insufficient funding, recurring industrial actions, cultism, brain drain, insecurity, weak

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TETFUND Boss Advocates for University Autonomy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 23, 2025

On Saturday, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Mr. Sonny Echono, called on both the Federal and state governments to provide universities with complete autonomy. Echono made this appeal while delivering a convocation lecture titled “University Autonomy and the Challenge of Quality Tertiary Education in Nigeria” at the Federal University,

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FG allocates N940bn to TETfund in 2025 budget -Tinubu

Angel Ojonugwa February 1, 2025

MINNA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Federal Government says it 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 Technology,

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TETFund Commissions N866 Million Projects at Cross River College of Education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 20, 2024

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned three projects valued at ₦866,788,453.84 at the College of Education, Akamkpa, Cross River State. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, presided over the inauguration of the projects as part of the 2024 TETFund Management Retreat activities held in Cross River State. During the commissioning,

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TETFund Refutes Claims of N325m Funding for APC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2024

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has denied allegations that it allocated N325 million to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State. The denial follows a petition by the APC Women Leader in Adamawa, Patricia Yakubu, accusing the Fund of financial misappropriation. In a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, […]

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TETFund Suspends Foreign Scholarships for Lecturers Over High Abscondment Rates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 27, 2024

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced the suspension of its foreign scholarships for lecturers in tertiary institutions across Nigeria, starting from 1 January 2025. The decision was conveyed in a circular dated November 25, 2024, signed by the executive secretary, Sonny Echono. Mr. Echono attributed the move to the rising costs of training […]

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Federal Government urges tertiary institutions to prioritise advanced research, innovation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 14, 2024

The Federal Government has called on universities and other higher education institutions in Nigeria to take the lead in pursuing “cutting-edge research and innovation” to support the country’s advancement in the knowledge economy. This call was made by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, during a

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TETFund Chief Honoured for ‘Advancing Education’

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 13, 2024

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has been awarded the title “Champion of Educational Advancement Nigeria” by the Education Writers Association of Nigeria (EWAN). According to EWAN, the award recognises Echono’s “transformative influence in tertiary education, with a focus on enhanced accessibility, quality, and

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TETFund Collects N1.5 Trillion in Education Tax for 2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 12, 2024

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced that it has raised N1.5 trillion through Education Tax collections this year. TETFund’s Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, revealed the record-breaking figure during a stakeholder engagement in Abuja. He attributed the rise to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval last year to increase the tax rate from 2.5 per