The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has released N550 million to the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya to address insecurity. Receiving Kaduna State Governor, senator  Uba Sani, who visited the headquarters of the agency in Abuja on Monday, TETFund’s Executive Secretary, Mr. Sonny Echono noted that the disbursement was beyond the normal allocations, adding that the agency also …

House of Representatives members have paid a scheduled visit to the main campus of Lagos State University, Ojo, for an on-the-spot assessment of TETFund-funded projects in the university. The delegation, led by a member of the House representing Kosofe Federal Constituency, Hon. Kafilat Ogbara, was on the Ojo Campus as part of the investigative exercise being carried out on TETFUND …

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said the recent monetary policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria has created difficulties in the payment of foreign scholarship tuition and stipends. Its Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono disclosed this at a one-day Stakeholders’ Engagement on Emerging Issues with the TETFund Intervention in Abuja on Wednesday. Echono said since the fund’s allocation was …

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), on Monday, said it increased its yearly intervention for Information and Communications Technology from N15 million to N100 million for universities in order to ensure that institutions meet up with the present digital reality globally. TETFund also stated that over two million students and members of the academic community in tertiary institutions across the …

The former Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro will deliver the fifth anniversary lecture of Penpushing Media, scheduled to hold 25th July in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. According to a statement by the event’s Planning Committee Chairperson, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi; and Secretary, Mr. Sina Adefolahan, the renowned development expert’s paper would centre on, ‘Burden of …

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sunday Echono has revealed plans to disburse N18 billion to six public universities under its Special High Impact Intervention. At a press briefing on Thursday, Echono disclosed that N3 billion would be given to six selected varsities, N1bn each to six polytechnics and six colleges of education across the country. …