Sonny Echono
21 Mar
To tackle the housing gap being faced by tertiary institutions, the Federal Government has kick-started construction of 36 modern hostels nationwide.
20 Mar
The deficit of off-campus housing plaguing Nigerian tertiary institutions is expected to reduce as the Federal Government has kickstarted the process of constructing 36 state-of-the-art hostels across the country in 2024. This is even as the government has indicated its willingness to construct more hostel accommodations once these first sets are completed. Executive Secretary, Tertiary…
15 Mar
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has called for improvement in funding for education to accelerate human capital development in the country. The governor made the call when he visited the Executive Secretary
15 Mar
Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State has appealed for more intervention projects from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for its state-owned institutions.
1 Mar
The boundless opportunities in Nigeria’s start-up firms occupied the front burner this week when the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman and the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono
16 Feb
The visit of the Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda, to the management team of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) may have come and gone but its memories will linger for a long time to come.
10 Feb
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has joined his colleagues in applauding the efforts of the management of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in boosting teaching and learning.
31 Jan
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has awarded N761 million in scholarships to 12 university lecturers to undertake doctoral studies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines in France. TETFund’s secretary, Arc Sonny Echono, announced this at a pre-departure briefing in Abuja. Echono said the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff Intervention (TSAS) programme was…
26 Jan
Although the annual Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Strategic Planning Meeting with beneficiary institutions has come and gone, its memories will linger in the minds of stakeholders for a long time to come.
17 Jan
The threat lately issued by the Federal Government against university lecturers who abscond abroad after enjoying official scholarship for various training is yet another manifestation of the huge problems besetting the education sector
12 Jan
The Federal Government has approved a total sum of 683.4 billion naira as the 2024 disbursement for beneficiary tertiary institutions across the country.
12 Jan
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the 2024 Intervention Funds for public tertiary education institutions in the country.