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- 5 Aug 2022
TETFund Records over N60bn Revenue Decline
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has recorded over N60 billion fall in revenue. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Mr. Sonny Echono, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja when members of the…
- 11 Nov 2024
TETFund Puts Education Tax Revenue @N1.5trn in 2024
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced that the education tax revenue for 2024 has hit N1.5 trillion. TETFund Executive Secretary Sonny Echono made the disclosure at the meeting of…
- 28 Nov 2024
TETFund Suspends Foreign Scholarships Due to Rising Costs and Abscondment
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced the suspension of the foreign component of its TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) Intervention, effective January 1, 2025. This…
- 9 Dec 2025
TETFund Moves to Tighten Security in Tertiary Institutions
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) is set to develop a comprehensive security master plan for tertiary institutions nationwide. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT), TETFund, Aminu…
- 21 Nov 2021
TETfund Worries Over State of Research, Innovation in Nigeria Universities
Prof Suleiman Bogoro, the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), over the weekend described research as the best way to actualise radical development of the nation. Bagoro who…
- 19 Aug 2025
TETFUND Tasks Tertiary Institutions on Use of ICT for Teaching
Sonny Echono, executive secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has called on Nigerian tertiary institutions to urgently embrace technology in teaching, research, and administration,…
- 21 Jul 2021
TETFund Joins the Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa
The UK’s West Africa Research and Innovation Hub, has facilitated the joining of Nigeria’s Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) into the membership of the Science Granting Councils Initiative in…
- 31 Oct 2021
TETFund Develops Software to Track Expenditures
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, said it has developed a project impact tracking system to evaluate the correlation of its spending on research and results so far achieved. Prof. Suleiman…
- 4 Apr 2023
TETFund, FARA Partner to Establish Agric Research, Others
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has partnered with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa( FARA ) to establish and launch Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship For Africa…
- 23 Jul 2023
TETFund Moves to Boost Research Capacity of Poly Lecturers
No fewer than 18 polytechnic lecturers nationwide have successfully completed a training programme on research for impact initiative put in place by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).…
- 8 Aug 2015
NITDA, TETFUND Form Partnership on ICT Intervention in Tertiary Institutions
The National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA and the tertiary education trust fund, TETFUND have concluded plan to collaborate to improve on the level of ICT intervention in tertiary…
- 8 Aug 2015
NITDA, TETFUND Form Partnership on ICT Intervention in Tertiary Institutions
The National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA and the tertiary education trust fund, TETFUND have concluded plan to collaborate to improve on the level of ICT intervention in tertiary…
- 24 Sept 2020
TETFund Seeks Increased Annual Research Funding of $1bn
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Thursday, urged the federal to increase its yearly funding for Research and Development (R&D) to $1 billion. This was as it hailed President Muhammadu…
- 9 Apr 2025
Zinox Technologies, TETFUND Collaborate for Tech-Driven Sustainable Future in Tertiary Schools
Zinox Technologies Limited, a leading ICT solutions provider in West Africa, has engaged with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) in Abuja, marking a significant step towards advancing…
- 19 Aug 2025
NACCIMA, TETFund Forge Alliance to Boost Innovation, Skills, Economic Growth
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) have agreed to a new strategic partnership aimed at driving…
- 19 Jan 2022
TETFund Harps on Innovation as NBTE Sets Deadline on Skills Devt Centre
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has called on polytechnics and colleges of education in the country to up their games in academic programmes and innovation to reposition the country on…
- 17 Jan 2024
FG Approves N5bn Grant for 185 TETFund Research
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved N5.1bn grant for 185 successful research proposals under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund (NRF) 2023 Grant Cycle. N3.7bn was…
- 1 Mar 2024
TETFund Plans 24 Skills Innovation Center Nationwide
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), on behalf of the Federal Government, has announced its intention to establish twenty-four skills and innovation centers across Nigeria. This initiative aims…
- 18 Aug 2019
NITDA, TETFund Sign MoU to Stimulate Educational Development
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that seeks to provide emerging technologies in…
- 13 Oct 2022
TETFund Trains Over 17,000 Tertiary Institutions’ Academic Staff on ICT in 2 Years
Some 17,000 academic staff from various tertiary institutions in the country have been trained in Information and Communication Technology, ICT, in the last two years, the Tertiary Education Trust…
- 2 Sept 2019
TETFUND, Galaxy Backbone to Partner in Strengthening Research
Mr. Yusuf Kazaure, managing director/CEO, Galaxy Backbone and his executive management team, recently played host to Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro executive secretary (ES), Tertiary…
- 6 Feb 2023
TETFund to Improve Graduates Employability
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund yesterday announced the commencement of the conduct of a National Employability Benchmarking Programme in Nigerian universities. The education agency noted that the…
- 11 Aug 2024
TETFUND Researchers want FG to Invest in Technology
The federal government has been urged to invest more in technology such as drones, implementing satellite enhanced surveillance and monitoring of hard-to-reach locations to tackle banditry. These…
- 28 Jan 2020
FG Supports R&D with N5bn in 2019
Prof. Elias Sulaiman Gungoro, Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has disclosed that the Federal Government released N5 billion last year to his agency to fund research. He…
- 24 Jul 2026
Nigeria, Israel Strengthen Research, Technology Collaboration
Nigeria and Israel yesterday reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation in research, technology and innovation as both countries pledged to expand partnerships that will drive…
- 10 Jul 2023
FG Makes Acquisition of ICT Skills Mandates for Students before Graduation
The Federal Government through Tertiary Education Trust Fund says it is determined to bridge the digital skills gap between industries and schools. This is as Sonny Echono, the Executive…
- 29 Aug 2022
DG NCC Seeks Copyright Compliance in Library Services
The National Library of Nigeria (NLN) and other libraries in Nigeria have been urged to always respect the copyright of authors and operate in line with global best practices. Dr. John O. Asein,…
- 9 Sept 2019
9mobile Reinvents 9TEPP for Greater Impact
Nigeria’s youth-friendly telecommunications company, 9mobile, has yet again affirmed its commitment to the promotion of quality graduate education with new initiatives aimed at increasing the…
- 13 Feb 2018
Laspotech set to Inaugurate Radio Station
The Lagos State Polytechnic (Laspotech), Ikorodu yesterday said it had completed its radio station and would commission it soon. Mr Sameul Sogunro, Rector of the Institution, said this at the…
- 3 Jul 2016
Stakeholders Vote against ICT Tax, Warns of Dangers
Stakeholders in the country’s telecommunications industry have frowned at the proposed communications tax bill before the National Assembly, saying that it is capable of discouraging potential…