TETFUND
4 Jan
Prof. Francisca Oladipo is the Vice Chancellor of Thomas Adewumi University (TAU), Oko, Kwara State. In a virtual interview with some select journalists, Oladipo shared the institution’s success story, future plans, and coping strategy in these austere times.
4 Jan
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has praised the management of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for its “developmental role in advancing educational infrastructure to enhance teaching and learning in the country.”
31 Dec
University education in Nigeria, at least in the public sector, is in a dysfunctional state. Its human capital is in disarray, and physical infrastructure is in decay.
31 Dec
Public university campuses are quiet - learning activities are in full gear, accreditation of academic programmes for quality assurance is on-going, in some cases, with fait accompli outcomes
28 Dec
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) recently convened a meeting in Abuja with heads of beneficiary institutions and other key stakeholders to discuss and finalize the 2025 Intervention Guidelines.
28 Dec
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) is under attack. TETFund is an intervention agency set up to provide supplementary support to all levels of public tertiary educational institutions, specifically Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education
24 Dec
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has expressed concerns over the non-completion of the national headquarters of the National Library of Nigeria 60 years after its establishment.
23 Dec
Call him a double-barrelled personality and you will not be wrong. He is both an accomplished technocrat and a distinguished bureaucrat to wit. How else would one describe a professional architect of four full decades, who has also spent his entire working life in the public service? He rose to the very top of the…
21 Dec
In a move to motivate and appreciate its employees for their hard work and dedication, the Arc. Sonny Echono-led Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has recognised and rewarded high-achieving members of staff.
20 Dec
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned several educational projects worth N866,788,454.84 in Akamkpa Local Council, Cross River State, as part of efforts to enhance learning and academic excellence on campuses.
19 Dec
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for the utilisation of the backlog of unspent funds allocated to tertiary education in the country.
16 Dec
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has called on the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to extend its operations to the leadership of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).
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