Replacing TETFund with NELFUND Will Harm Universities – ASUU

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…

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FG Requests Resources and Support for Institutions from the TETFund Board

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…

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