The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has started the nationwide rollout of the SUPA Project Management Examination to boost skills in project delivery among artisans, craftsmen, and organisations. The examination, launched in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN), is part of the second phase of ITF’s Skill-Up Artisans (SUPA) programme. It
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has commenced nationwide certification examinations as part of the second phase of its Skill-Up Artisans (SUPA) programme, which aims to upgrade Nigeria’s workforce. ITF Director-General, Dr Afiz Ogun, while inspecting centres in Abuja, revealed that about 100,000 trainees are currently enrolled across the country. However, only 30,000 candidates are being
The Federal Government has inaugurated Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) projects worth N3.8bn at Osun State University (UNIOSUN), including a new Senate building. The projects were launched on Wednesday during the university’s 15th convocation. Chairman of TETFund’s Board of Trustees, Aminu Bello Masari, stated that the Fund had allocated more than N14 billion to UNIOSUN,
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Architect Sonny Echono, has said technology cannot replace teachers but remains a vital tool for transforming education. Speaking at the 15th Convocation Lecture of Osun State University, Echono, in a lecture titled “Digital Transformation in Higher Education: Building Skills in Graduates for Global Competitiveness”, he
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed ₦42.8 million to 339 students of Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo State, for the 2024/2025 academic session. The payment, made on August 28, covered institutional charges and was confirmed by the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. B.I. Popoola, in a letter dated September 5. He acknowledged receipt of
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved N2.5 billion for the Federal University of Transportation, Daura (FUTD) in Katsina State. Vice Chancellor, Prof. Umar Adam-Katsayal, said the 2025 intervention will focus mainly on infrastructure and academic growth. About N1.3 billion is set aside for new facilities and programme upgrades, while N240 million will fund
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, seeks more collaboration with the National Assembly to ensure the effective implementation of the new development levy, which takes effect on January 1, 2026. Under the recently approved National Taxation Act (NTA 2025), a 4 per cent development levy will be imposed on the profits of taxable companies to
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has called on the National Assembly to give more substantial support to ensure that its 25 per cent share from the newly approved development levy is fully realised and properly utilised. The levy, introduced under the National Taxation Act, will take effect from January 1, 2026. It places a
The House of Representatives has reopened probe into the operations of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), after fresh allegations of irregularities in the disbursement of student loans across tertiary institutions. Prof Paul Sunday Nnamchi, the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Student Loans, Scholarships and Higher Education Financing, Banking and Other Ancillary Institutions, Anti-Corruption,
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has commended Nile University of Nigeria for initiatives aimed at boosting the global competitiveness of Nigerian graduates. Mr Echono, speaking after a meeting with a Nile University delegation led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Dilli Dogo in Abuja, said private institutions had a crucial role
