The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has urged the Federal and State Governments to immediately release funds for the implementation of the newly signed 2026 agreement, including the prompt payment of accumulated salary arrears to its members. The demand was outlined in a communiqué issued at the conclusion of SSANU’s 55th National Executive…
The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of over ₦6 billion in intervention funds for 271 tertiary institutions across the country in the 2026 intervention cycle. The funds, approved through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), will be allocated to universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education nationwide to support infrastructure development, research, innovation, and capacity…
The Federal Government has directed all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to submit detailed reports on unutilised intervention funds received from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) within the next 30 days. Speaking at a meeting with heads of tertiary institutions in Abuja, Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, expressed concern over the persistent issue of…
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, on Thursday commissioned a state-of-the-art International Conference Centre at Bayero University, Kano (BUK). Speaking at the commissioning ceremony held at the university’s new campus, Echono described the project—abandoned for several years—as a significant milestone completed under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola…
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) received an estimated ₦1.024 trillion in education tax revenues over a five-year period. This was disclosed by NEITI Executive Secretary, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TETFund on Monday in Abuja….
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has appealed to the Federal Government not to systemically phase out the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) which has “transformed” tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria in the last three decades. ASUU has cautioned that undermining TETFund’s funding to support the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) would cripple public…
To significantly improve quality and performance across educational establishments, the Federal Government has called on the governing councils of several Federal tertiary institutions as well as the board of trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to use their experience. Professor Tahir Mamman, the minister of education, announced in Abuja during the inauguration of…
