The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced that 18 tertiary institutions across Nigeria will benefit from its newly approved mini grid power project under the 2025 intervention cycle. A total of N70 billion has been allocated for the initiative, which aims to provide a stable and renewable electricity supply to campuses. Speaking in Ilorin,
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has allocated N70 billion to 18 tertiary institutions in Nigeria for mini-grid power projects as part of its 2025 intervention cycle. Board of Trustees member for the South-South zone, Aboh Uduyok, announced this on Friday in Uyo during a stakeholders’ town hall meeting with beneficiary institutions. He said the
The Ekiti State Government has awarded contracts for the renovation of more than 250 school infrastructure projects across the state. Femi Akinwumi, Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), made this known in Ado Ekiti on Saturday. He said the projects also include several thousand pieces of furniture under the 2024 UBEC/SUBEB intervention,
The Jigawa state government has approved N869.6 million for the construction and rehabilitation of Tsangaya schools, according to the Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sport, and Culture, Mr Sagir Musa. The Commissioner disclosed this at the end of the State Executive Council (SEC) on Tuesday in Dutse. He said the fund would facilitate the renovation of
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has announced that the National Library Fund has so far raised ₦20.4 billion toward completing the long-abandoned National Library headquarters in Abuja. Mrs Tinubu, who launched the fundraising initiative on September 18 as part of activities marking her 65th birthday, said the project reflects her lifelong passion for education. She stressed
The Nigerian Navy has begun renovating St. Stephen’s A Primary School in Modakeke, Osun State, one of the town’s oldest educational institutions. The project, flagged off on Tuesday by Navy Capt. Saliu Aliero will see the near-century-old building refurbished after decades of neglect. Built in 1929, the school has long suffered cracked walls, leaking roofs
Niger State is investing N5 billion to reopen the Nigerian College of Aviation mini campus at Minna’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport, a move aimed at reducing the high costs of sending students abroad for aviation training. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago said on Tuesday that the project would provide local training opportunities in flight, air
Governor Peter Mbah’s Smart Green School project in Enugu State, designed to upgrade primary and secondary education in all 260 wards, is scheduled to kick off on September 22, 2025. However, there are concerns that not all the schools will be ready. For instance, in Ogwu-Obollo, Udenu LGA, PDP leader Hon. Hillary Onah said the
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has allocated land to Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, for staff housing in Sabon Gari and Chikun local government areas. He presented the land documents to ABU Vice-Chancellor Professor Kabiru Bala and his management team during a visit to Government House, Kaduna, on Wednesday. The governor said the move was
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), created to help infrastructural development in Nigeria’s higher institutions, is facing criticism over prolonged project delays that have left students and lecturers frustrated nationwide. At the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), projects approved as far back as 2013, 2015, and 2018 are only being completed in 2025. Lecture
