2 November 2026
TETFUND

TETFund to Develop a Security Master Plan for Tertiary Institutions — Masari

Hon Aminu Bello Masari, TETFund’s Chairman, Board of Trustees The Tertiary Education Trust Fund is developing a comprehensive security master plan to strengthen safety across tertiary institutions nationwide. TETFund’s Chairman, Board of Trustees, Aminu Masari, disclosed this on Tuesday at the opening of a two-day workshop on the proposed security framework in Abuja. Masari warned

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FUNAAB, TETFund, SKYE II Host Career Fair

Participants at FUNAAB maiden edition of its Skill-Driven Career Fair in collaboration with TETFund and SKYE II The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, has organised the maiden edition of its Skill-Driven Career Fair in collaboration with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Skills Development for Youth Employment (SKYE II) Programme.

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TETFund: New Levy to Reduce Out-of-School Figures

Sonny Echono, Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has said the newly introduced Development Levy will help cut Nigeria’s out-of-school population and improve the quality of tertiary education. Speaking at the 2025 TETFund Board of Trustees Town Hall in Lagos,

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TETFund Opens 244-Bed Female Hostel at Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned a 244-bed female hostel at Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Rivers State, at a cost of over N1.39 billion. The project was commissioned by Aboh Uduyok, the South-South representative on the TETFund Board of Trustees. In a statement, he described the hostel as “a demonstration of prudent resource

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IBBUL Commissions Buildings

TETFund Unveils N4.089bn Projects At IBB University The Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), Nasarawa State, has commissioned its Senate building and the Faculty of Law complex, facilitated by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). Governor, Farmer Umaru Mohammed Bago, the visitor to the institution, represented by Comrade Yakubu Garba, the deputy governor, described the projects

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TETFund: Nile University Now Highly Sought After

Sonny Echono, Executive Secretary of TETFund The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, says Nile University has risen to become one of Nigeria’s most sought-after institutions. He made the comments while delivering the university’s 13th convocation lecture on Tuesday. Echono said the institution, founded in 2009, has grown into a flagship private university with strong

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Crescent University Seeks TETFund’s Support

Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Chancellor of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Chancellor of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has called on the federal government to extend Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) support to private universities across the six geopolitical zones. The chancellor made the call at the university’s 17th convocation ceremony,

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NELFund Clears Air on Paying Fresher’s Fees

Akintunde Sawyerr, Managing Director of NELFund Akintunde Sawyerr, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund), has clarified that the agency cannot pay the fees of students newly admitted into tertiary institutions before their registration or matriculation. Disclosing the reason for the decision, Sawyerr said, “If we carry on like that, we could

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Campus Fire Triggers TETFund–Fire Service Plan

Arch. Sonny Echono, TETFund’s Executive Secretary After a series of campus fire incidents that claimed lives and destroyed hostels, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced plans to establish fire stations in public universities across Nigeria. For many students, the news brings relief. Last year, a night fire gutted a hostel at Ahmadu Bello

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TETFund Revitalises FUNAAB Zoological Park

FUNAAB Zoo Park welcomed students from various academic institutions The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has supported the revitalisation of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) Zoological Park and Museum, marking a renewed commitment to wildlife education, research, and conservation. Speaking at the commissioning, the Dean of the College of Agricultural Management and Rural

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