• As First Lady supports creativity
Educational institutions of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will soon receive support from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

This was revealed by TETFund’s Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, after the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, paid a visit to the agency’s headquarters on Tuesday in Abuja.

The meeting was aimed at renewing and strengthening the existing partnership between TETFund and the Nigerian Air Force, with a shared commitment to advancing Nigeria’s tertiary education system.

Speaking during the visit, Air Marshal Aneke acknowledged the Fund’s long-standing support for the Nigerian Air Force, particularly in enhancing technical and academic training across its institutions.

He noted that TETFund’s interventions over the years had contributed significantly to improving facilities, supporting research initiatives, and providing training opportunities for both staff and students.

The Chief of Air Staff also expressed appreciation for the collaboration between the Air Force and TETFund, stating that the renewed partnership would further enhance capacity building, innovation, and knowledge development within NAF educational establishments.

Responding, Echono emphasised the strategic importance of the Nigerian Air Force in both national security and education.

Reaffirming TETFund’s commitment, Echono assured the Air Chief that interventions, including staff accommodation and infrastructure, were already planned for the year.

MEANWHILE, Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, is set to champion a new Federal Government initiative aimed at identifying and commercialising locally developed inventions across the country.

The programme, tagged “Energise Commercialisation,” is an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, designed to support innovators and transform promising ideas into viable businesses.

The Minister, Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, disclosed this during a visit to the First Lady at the State House, Abuja, where he formally unveiled her as the Champion of the Energise Commercialisation Programme.

According to him, the initiative is part of the Federal Government’s broader effort to reposition Nigeria from a technology-importing nation to a technology-innovating and exporting economy.

The minister added that the nationwide rollout of the programme would be spearheaded by the First Lady, whose role as champion would help to mobilise support and participation across the country.

Senior Special Assistant on Media, Office of the First Lady, in a statement issued yesterday, explained that the initiative would prioritise grassroots innovation discovery, capacity building and commercialisation support, to turn promising local inventions into market-ready products and businesses.