16 September 2026

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TETFUND

TETFund to Blacklist Schools Misusing Funds

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has warned that any university, polytechnic, or college of education misusing its funds may be blacklisted. Speaking at a workshop in Abuja, TETFund’s Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, stated that schools that fail to utilise or manage their funds properly will be removed from the list of beneficiaries. He explained

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CSJ Advocates for Research Institute Funding
Research

CSJ Advocates for Research Institute Funding

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has urged the Federal Government (FG) to fund the research institutes in the country. This came after the FG imported 2,000 tractors from Belarus. Speaking at a national workshop organised by the body, Eze Onyekpere, the director, questioned the FG for neglecting local research outputs. Additionally, he noted that

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Universities

Four Universities Seek Research Funding to Tackle Niger Delta Challenges

Four universities working together to solve the problems of underdevelopment in the Niger Delta have called on the government for urgent support and funding for research activities. In a statement shared with the media, the institutions involved are the Centre for Research and Development at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Rivers State, the Institute

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News

Stop Converting Polytechnics and Colleges of Education to Universities – Professor Arekete

Professor Samson Arekete, a Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence expert at Redeemer’s University, Ede, has advised the Federal Government to halt the conversion of polytechnics and colleges of education into universities. Arekete, while delivering the 17th inaugural lecture of the university recently, expressed concern that such conversions were distorting the education system. He stated that

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