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12 Aug 2023
It is common for any institution that tries to fight corruption in Nigeria to experience resistance in various ways. It is simply a matter of corruption fighting back. That is exactly what is happening at the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).[ad] Without doubt, the Executive Secretary, Arc. Sonny Echono, has embarked on reforms since his appointment last year.
12 Aug 2023
The outgoing Vice Chancellor of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, believes the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Act must be amended before any private university can receive any assistance for research or other purposes from the body
11 Aug 2023
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has earmarked N1 billion for establishment of a Diaspora Research Centre at the University of Ibadan.
5 Aug 2023
Going by the commitment given by the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, Zamfara State tertiary education will soon receive desired attention by way of interventions.
31 Jul 2023
No fewer than 42 civil society groups have announced that they will embark on an inspection tour of TETFund projects across the country.
30 Jul 2023
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) emergence in Nigeria’s educational landscape has made great contributions towards etching reverence on the quality of higher education. TETFUND is an intervention agency set to provide supplementary support to all level of public tertiary institutions with the main objective of using funding alongside project management for the rehabilitation, restoration…
28 Jul 2023
Participants at the recent two-day capacity building programme for ICT staff in tertiary institutions, have commended Sunny Echono-led Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for the effort to fill existing gap in skilled manpower.
26 Jul 2023
Renowned businessman and a political activist, Opeyemi Olabanji, has urged the Federal Government to scrap all tax-related funds, describing them as antithetical to doing business in the country.
23 Jul 2023
Gross neglect of public services is a common bane in Nigeria. 
21 Jul 2023
Recently, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), played host to a large number of staff of the department of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) from various beneficiary tertiary institutions across the country, who gathered at the Fund’s Abuja office for a two-day capacity building on ICT essential skills.
19 Jul 2023
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said it may suspend foreign scholarships due to additional costs caused by the exchange rate. TETFund Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged mismanagement of ₦2.3 trillion in tertiary education tax by TETFund. Echono said that…
18 Jul 2023
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Mr Sonny Echono, on Tuesday said the Federal Government is owing the Fund the sum of N323 billion. He said the government since 2013 had borrowed N371.3 billion from the Fund out of which it has paid N48 billion so far. Echono gave the clarification…

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