Tertiary Education Trust Fund
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Not too long after his assumption of office, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, organised a Strategic Interactive Session for Heads of TETFund Beneficiary Institutions where he spoke on the need for synergy to ensure effective implementation of intervention funds.
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Despite the tedious process of obtaining a transcript from Nigerian universities, the ivory towers have continued to rake in billions from the mass of Nigerian graduates seeking vital documents for new opportunities.
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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…
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