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4 days ago
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced a restructuring of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system to ensure that 80 per cent of the curriculum focuses on practical work. Alausa made the statement in Abuja on Sunday during a press conference to announce the Maiden Edition of the Tertiary Education…
16 Nov
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.
14 Nov
The Nigerian Academy of Education (NAE) has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the sector, to holistically address the decadence in the system.
12 Nov
As Nigerian students celebrate the introduction of the Federal Government’s student loan programme, their joy may be short-lived as public tertiary institutions may once again increase tuition fees.
11 Nov
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said the upward review in Education Tax from 2.5 to 3 per cent has yielded impressive results in funding projects for its beneficiary institutions. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Sonny Echono stated this on Monday in Abuja at a one-day strategic interactive engagement with heads of beneficiary institutions.…
9 Nov
As the world grapples with complex challenges such as climate change, healthcare disparities and technological disruption, the importance of Research and Development (R&D) in tertiary education cannot be overstated.
7 Nov
There is nothing in the four tax bills currently before the National Assembly that threatens the existence of any government agency
7 Nov
More governors have continued to seek the support of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for infrastructural development in their higher institutions. The frequent visits of state governors on the Executive Secretary of the Fund, Sonny Echono, was not unconnected to the desired attention he often gives to issues affecting tertiary education in Nigeria. Recently, it…
31 Oct
The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Prof. Kayode Ijadunola, yesterday, said that the exorbitant energy costs incurred in the running of higher institutions of learning in the country would threaten the survival of the university system by 2025.
26 Oct
It was a moment of excitement as the beneficiary institutions under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) attained a milestone of 262.
26 Oct
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Mr. Sunday Echono, has emphasised the urgent need for increased investment and collaboration to support Nigeria’s higher education institutions amid escalating energy costs and infrastructure challenges.
25 Oct
The desire of the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, to see the country’s education sector that receives the attention of all stakeholders cannot be over-emphasised.
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