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NAUS wants TETfund probed over mismanagement of N208bn Intervention Fund

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2019 0

The National Association of University Students (NAUS) has appealed to the Federal Government to probe the disbursement of the whooping sum of N208 billion Tertiary Education Trust fund (TETfund) allotted to execute special projects in public universities across the nation in 2019. The

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McPherson University’s VC seeks Tetfund for private universities

Ihesiulo Grace 14 November 2019 0

By Chioma Joseph  The Vice-Chancellor of McPherson University reiterated the need for private universities to benefit from Tetfund,  this came just as he revealed that a total number of 92 students will be awarded Bachelor degrees in various disciplines, during the forthcoming convocation ceremony, scheduled for Saturday, November 16, 2019. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof.

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TETFund solicits support from VCs, rectors on impact assessment

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2019 0

Doosuur Iwambe The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has solicited the support of heads of tertiary institutions and other stakeholders for the success of its 20-year self-assessment project. Executive Secretary TETFund, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, who was speaking during a meeting of the technical committee members in Abuja, emphasized that the success of the impact

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Impact assessment: TETFund solicits support from VCs, Rectors

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2019 0

Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has solicited the support of heads of tertiary institutions and other stakeholders for the success of its 20 years self-assessment project. The Executive Secretary, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, who was speaking during a meeting of the technical committee members in Abuja, emphasized that the success the impact assessment project is

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TETFund to fund centres of excellence in 6 geopolitical zones

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, says the organization will fund centres of excellence for innovative research in the six geopolitical zones in the country. Bagore said two to three of such centres would be promoted with special funds allocation in each of the zones. ” This is to replicate ‘African […]

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Okowa calls for review of law establishing TETFUND

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2018 0

… Attends convocation ceremony cf Western Delta University Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has called for review of law establishing TETFUND to cater for both private and public institutions of higher learning. The Governor made the call at the weekend at the combined convocation ceremony of Western Delta University, Oghara, Ethiope West local […]

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Senate holds public hearings on establishment of Federal poly in Daura, four other institutions

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2018 0

The Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETfund has held a public hearing on bill seeking the establishment of the Federal Polytechnic in Daura, Katsina State. The bill is one of the five bills that came under public hearing conducted by the Senate Committee chaired by Sen. Barau Jibrin (Kano-North). When approved the proposed Federal […]

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TETFund urges enlisted institutions to embrace transparency

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2018 0

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has charged the 14 newly enlisted public tertiary institutions in Nigeria to embrace transparency in their implementations of the various intervention lines. Announcing the enlistment of the 14 new public tertiary institutions during a short ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Dr Abdullahi Baffa

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TETFUND: ICPC recovers misused grant from Kadpoly lecturers

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2018 0

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered N7.5 million unused grant from 11 lecturers of the Kaduna Polytechnic. The said money was part of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) grant released to the school between 2010 and 2017 for staff capacity development through local and international trainings. ICPC, through

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EFCC will prosecute looters of TETFund grant – Magu

Ihesiulo Grace 13 July 2018 0

The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has assured management of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) that the anti-graft agency will assist it in bringing to book all those who mismanaged funds meant for the development of tertiary institutions in the country. Magu said, “The work at hand is […]

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Christopher varsity VC canvasses amendment of Tetfund Act

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2018 0

The Vice Chancellor of Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State, Professor Friday Ndubuisi, has called on the Federal Government to amend the Act establishing the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to incorporate private universities as beneficiaries of the intervention projects by the fund. Prof. Ndubuisi made the call in his address titled, ‘Private universities in

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Let FG review policy on TETFUND in favour of private varsities – Poly Rector

Ihesiulo Grace 19 April 2018 0

The Federal Government has been called upon to review its policy on Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND to include assistance to private universities and polytechnics in the country. Speaking in Ohafia during the maiden matriculation of the Uma Ukpai University, Asaga Ohafia, the Rector of the Polytechnic, Sir Alwell Abalogu Onukogu made this appeal when […]

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TETFUND boss blasts past UNIABUJA administrators

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2018 0

The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Dr. Abdullahl Bichi Baffa, has taken a swipe at past managements of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) for what he called ‘’historical mismanagement’’ and their lack of taste for world class infrastructure and the culture of deliberate design to ensure the stunted growth of the university. […]

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TETFund sensitizes 187 higher institutions over access to funds

Ihesiulo Grace 1 January 2018 0

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has disclosed that it has sensitized about 187 federal and state tertiary educational institutions in the six geo-political zones of the country between 13th June 13 and October 27, 2017 over how to access its intervention funds. TETFUND’s Director, Corporate Affairs and Public Relations, Mr Ebikwo Benn, told journalists […]

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Revealed: How we spent N120.5bn on intervention in 1 year- Tetfund boss

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2017 0

• Says infrastructure gulped N76.5bn, academics training N44bn • ‘Each varsity received N1bn, Poly N691m, COE N679m’ • ‘Era of impunity by contractors, scholars over’ Contrary to insinuations in certain quarters that the country’s higher institutions are not getting any assistance on funding in order to achieve their goals, an intervention agency, Tertiary Education

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TETFUND budgets N213b for public institutions

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2017 0

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has announced a budgetary allocation of the sum of N213.4 billion as 2016 intervention budget for the year 2017 intervention activities. Executive Secretary of the fund, Dr. Abdullahi Bichi Baffa, who made the disclosure while addressing a press briefing in his office, said each of the 40 federal universities […]

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TETFUND: Chief Medical Director of UCTH Decries the Non Inclusion of Teaching/Tertiary Hospital

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2016 0

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) Dr Thomas U. Agan, who is also the Chairman of Committee of Chief Executive of Tertiary Health Institutions has decried the non inclusion of Teaching/Tertiary Hospital in Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) regretting that the non-inclusion of these institutions has affected research

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Are We Really Better off Now than in 2011? (Lll)

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2015 0

In addition, historical deficits in our military institutions including the fact that the last significant procurement of equipment was done over two decades ago, the inability of the government to buy the weapons needed in a timely manner, the need for a philosophical as well as operation shift from conventional warfare to asymmetric warfare in […]