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- 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…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 2 Oct 2016
Lack of Funds Threaten Bandwidth Availability in Tertiary Institutions
Tertiary institutions and research centres in the country are still facing bandwidth challenges in spite of interventions by government and some organizations to ensure that they it is made available…
- 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…
- 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).…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 22 Jan 2023
Buhari Government Rakes in N11.5 Trillion from Firms as Taxes – Report
Federal government has raked in N11.5tn from taxes paid by business organisations under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, according to findings by The Punch Newspaper. Data sourced…
- 10 Dec 2020
SEC @ Senate Hearing Opposes FG’s Move to Manage Unclaimed Dividends
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is opposed to a proposed amendment in the Finance Bill 2020 that prescribes that unclaimed dividends be handed over to the federal government as trustee,…
- 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…
- 20 Aug 2020
NITDA, Others Push for Edtech Solutions Deployment Across Nigeria
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has in conjunction with stakeholders in both education and IT sector come together to deliberate on how to improve curriculum of schools…
- 5 Mar 2019
Expert Seeks Tax System Monitoring for Economic Growth
The Governing Board of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN Academy has been tasked to effectively carry out its monitoring and supervision duties in order to have an effective tax system…
- 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…