Sonny Echono
25 Apr
TETFund Denies Corruption Claims, Moves To Sanitise Tertiary Education Sector Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Mr Sonny Echono, has said that claims in some quarters that the agency was a cesspool of corruption were totally untrue. Reacting to allegations of a multi-billion naira contract fund misappropriation in an interview on Thursday, Echono stated…
24 Apr
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said over 2.5 million Nigerian students have so far enrolled on its Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Second Registrar's workshop and 75th business meeting of the Association of Registrars of…
20 Apr
Amid the challenging economic situation confronting the nation, the publishing industry is not spared in the complex array of problems. One of the biggest challenges has been the lack of infrastructure
4 Apr
The Federal Government has described as alarming, the rising cases of abscondment by academic staff of various Nigerian universities sponsored for training in foreign countries.
3 Apr
The Federal Government has described as alarming the rising cases of abscondment by academic staff of various Nigerian universities sponsored for training in foreign countries. This is even as authorities of the Ahmadu Bello University, (ABU), Zaria have revealed that it has taken legal action against its lecturers who absconded after studying abroad via a…
30 Mar
In its determination to ensure the establishment of a Science Granting Council in Nigeria, the Arc. Sonny Echono-led Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has organised a validation workshop on ‘Strengthening Research and Innovation ...
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.
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