A former Chairman of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TET Fund, Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, has attributed the growth and transformation of the Fund to the vision and leadership of late President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement exclusively obtained by newsmen on Tuesday following Buhari’s demise, Ibrahim-Imam, said the former President demonstrated a deep belief in education…
The Chairman of Topfaith University, Mkpatak in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Abraham, has appealed to the federal government to consider private universities in grants from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). According to him, such inclusion would engender research in private universities and in turn contribute to Nigeria’s technological…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has commended the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, for introducing the Tertiary Education Research and Application Systems, TERAS, in higher institutions across the country, saying the initiative is a significant step towards revitalizing and transforming Nigeria’s tertiary education system. According to the NANS National President, Comrade Lucky Emonefe,…
The Senate has passed the Student Loan, Access to Higher Education, Act 2024. The senate’s resolution followed its consideration of the report of the senate committee on tertiary institutions and TETFUND. The chairman of the committee, Senator Muntari Dandutse presented the report during plenary. Last week, President Bola Tinubu transmitted the Bill to the National…
The Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, has disclosed that it would establish over 24 skills and innovation centres across the country. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, stated this in Abuja when he paid a visit to Innov8 Hub, along with critical stakeholders including the Executive Secretary of TETfund, Sonny Echono, according…
The sum of N5,128,180,623 was on Wednesday approved by the Federal Government for the funding of 185 successful research proposals under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund National Research Fund 2023 Grant Cycle, a statement by TETFund said. The approval which was conveyed by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman followed the report of the…
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has reiterated that Polytechnic graduates should acquire the necessary knowledge and entrepreneurial skills and not only paper qualifications. The Executive Secretary of the Board Prof. Idris Bugaje, stated this at the opening ceremony of a four-day workshop organised in collaboration with Danglo Management and Financial Limited, and sponsored…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Wednesday said it would continue to embark on industrial actions until the government meets its demands. Subsequently, the union is against any plan by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to include private universities in the country as beneficiary institutions of its projects. The President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel…