The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has initiated a programme to train more laboratory technicians, nurses, doctors, and pharmacists in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The initiative is a response to bridge the gap in the health sector, as about 16,000 doctors have migrated abroad within the last seven years. Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari, the Chairman of
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has started building six multidisciplinary research laboratories in Nigeria. Sonny Echono, TETFund’s Executive Secretary, announced that four of the laboratories are under construction in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano. At the same time, the other two will be built before the end of the year. The executive secretary
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has started building six multidisciplinary research laboratories in Nigeria. Sonny Echono, TETFund’s Executive Secretary, announced that four of the laboratories are under construction in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano. At the same time, the other two will be built before the end of the year. The executive secretary
In line with its mandate towards public tertiary educational institutions, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has disclosed that six multidisciplinary research laboratories are being installed at different locations across the country. TETFund said four of the state-of-the-art facilities were currently being installed in Rivers, Kano, Abuja, and Lagos, while work on the two will
Chairman of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Aminu Masari, says the board has received N1.6 trillion for various interventions across tertiary institutions in the country. Masari made the comments while addressing the press on Sunday in Katsina. He said the fund, the highest in recent allocations, was accrued from the three per cent education
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will release N4.2 billion to support 158 research projects in science, engineering, technology, innovation, humanities and social sciences. TETFund’s Director of Public Affairs, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, said in a statement that the grants were approved under the 2024 National Research Fund (NRF) Grant Cycle. They follow recommendations by the National
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has received N1.6 trillion to support projects in tertiary institutions across Nigeria. Chairman of TETFund’s Governing Board and former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, announced the development in Katsina, describing it as the highest allocation in the agency’s history. The money comes from the three per cent education tax
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has disbursed over ₦100 billion to selected tertiary institutions across Nigeria to expand training in medical sciences and address the shortage of healthcare professionals in the country. Chairman of the TETFUND Governing Board, Aminu Masari, disclosed this in Katsina on Saturday, noting that the intervention aligns with President Bola
Dr Phillip Nto, the Director of the Agribusiness Incubation Centre (ABIC) at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), has expressed gratitude to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for its support in commercialising agriculture in Nigerian Universities. The educationist hopes that the scheme will help manage food security in the country while also
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has mandated all accredited tertiary institutions to verify and upload their students’ data on the Student Loan Application System (SLAS). NELFUND disclosed this in a statement released on its official X handle on Tuesday, Jun. 17, 2025. The Student Loan Application System (SLAS) has now been fully digitised to
