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 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
Baze University has visited the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in Abuja to strengthen partnership in promoting higher education. The delegation was led by Vice Chancellor, Prof. Jamila Shu’ara, alongside Deputy Vice Chancellors, the Registrar, and other senior officials. They were received by TETFund’s Executive Secretary, Arc: Sonny Echono, and his team. At the meeting,
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
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
Nigeria’s universities risk falling behind globally due to slow adoption of digital learning platforms, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) officials have warned. At a two-day workshop on Blackboard and the Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform, TETFund Executive Secretary, Arc. Sonny Echono stated that many institutions are failing to fully utilise their ICT
Dr. Adekoya Olatunde Owosibo, the outgoing provost of the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology (FCAH&PT), Ibadan, has appealed for the reinstatement of the institution’s eligibility for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). He emphasised that access to such funding is critical for improving facilities and curbing the ongoing issue of brain drain
Arc. Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has encouraged Nigerian tertiary institutions to speed up the adoption of ICT in teaching, research, and administration. He made this call in Abuja on Monday while speaking at a 2-Day Workshop on Blackboard/TERAS Adoption and Usage in Beneficiary Institutions, organised for Registrars,
The Kaduna State College of Education has become one of the first institutions in Nigeria to deploy the TETFund Blackboard Learning Management System. The platform, developed in partnership with education technology company Anthology Blackboard, is designed to improve online teaching and learning in public tertiary institutions. Unveiled in 2023, the project aims to standardise digital
