Dr Smart Olugbeko, the President of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), has applauded the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for its performance under its leader, Arc. Sonny Echono. Olugbeko gave the commendation during a student visit to appreciate the body for its role in getting the Federal Government’s approval of the Dual
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has expressed strong support for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s (TETFund) planned implementation of the Teaching Practice stipend programme. According to the union, TETFund’s involvement will ensure effective delivery, given its established reputation for transparency and efficiency in managing education-related funding across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Speaking during
Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has been named one of ten federal universities to benefit from a $38 million ICT Development initiative funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) under the Blueprint-ICT-Dev Project of the Federal Government.The landmark project, officially launched on Tuesday, July 1 2025, at the National Universities Commission (NUC) headquarters in Abuja,
The Edo State government, through the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has secured a N1.2 billion education grant from OPay Digital Services for Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma. The grant is part of OPay’s national scholarship initiative, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitment to support indigent students
Dr Leonard Nkameme, the Founder and Pro-Chancellor of Legacy University, has urged the federal and state governments to give the institution access to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Education Trust Fund (ETF). Nkameme appealed at the school’s 9th matriculation ceremony. He noted that the access would help tackle infrastructural challenges, including fixing
The newly signed Nigeria Tax Act 2025 has clarified that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will now receive 50 per cent of the development levy allocated for national institutions. In the same vein, the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) will receive 15 per cent. This was disclosed in a statement by Ado Mohammed Abubakar,
Despite a new law approving a ₦70,000 minimum wage for teachers, some Nigerian states are still shockingly paying as little as ₦18,000, a wage set over a decade ago. For many teachers across the country — especially those in primary schools and local government service — this is more than unfair. It is heartbreaking. According
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced the completion of at least 687 projects at various Nigerian tertiary institutions over the past two years. Mr. Sonny Echono, TETFund Executive Secretary, disclosed this information during the commissioning of the ₦4 billion senate building of the Federal University Kashere (FUK) on Friday, July 4, 2025. He
Prof. Ayobami Ayeni from Ajayi Crowther University has implored the Federal Government to enhance educational quality by allocating a special budget for research. He also called on the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology to fund the country’s research centres to enable them to conduct research in Information and Communication Technology. Ayeni condemned the government’s
Dr Orlando Pereira Dia, the Chairman of the ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Health and a Member of Parliament from Cabo Verde, has called on West African countries to allocate at least 30% of their national budgets to education, stating that such investment is key to driving local production and reducing dependence on developed nations. Speaking
