It is my great honour and privilege to stand before this gathering today as the 21st Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, my alma mater, the university that gave me all that I needed to navigate life.

The decision of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), to suspend foreign scholarships for academic staff of beneficiary tertiary institutions, has continued to generate significant attention and discussion in the education sector.

The Chairman, Board of Trustees of Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Aminu Bello Masari, has assured stakeholders in the sub-sector that the agency will improve on its various intervention projects in the New Year.

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has decried costly legal battle and ganishing of the sum of over N2.5 billion as major factors exerting pressure on effective running of the university. Prof. Kabir Bala, Vice-Chancellor of the university disclosed this at the 44th Convocation Ceremony held at Mamman Kontagora Square, ABUmain campus, Samaru, Zaria on Saturday. He…

About a year ago, Bauchi State University, Gadau, joined the rest of beneficiary public tertiary institutions across Nigeria, to enjoy the assistance offered by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) says it will be graduating 120 First Class students and 136 with doctoral degrees at its 32nd convocation. The institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Kehinde, disclosed this at a news conference to herald the 32nd convocation of the university scheduled for Saturday. Kehinde said that 3,567 students would be graduating,…

The last three years would be remembered by the leadership of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) as those it played host to several state governors over infrastructural and manpower interventions in public tertiary institutions.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Benin Zone, has sounded the alarm over the proposed tax reform bill, warning that it could lead to the "death" of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) by 2030. Speaking at a press conference in Benin, Professor Monday Igbafen, the zonal coordinator representing nine universities in Edo, Delta,…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Yola Zone, has kicked against the scrapping of TETFUND and the reduction

After months of tension over the controversial tax reform bills, Nigeria’s 36 governors and the presidency have finally reached a consensus, shelving plans to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) rates and introducing a more equitable revenue-sharing formula.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on Nigerian students to reject federal government’s plan to abolish the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) across the public institutions.

Nigeria is making significant efforts towards revitalising its economy by investing in cutting-edge research and innovations and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) is not relenting in this direction.