Education
Private Varsities, Others Access TETFund’s N7.5bn Research Fund

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) yesterday disclosed that private universities, polytechnics and colleges of education have started accessing the N7.5 billion National Research Fund (NRF). The agency said the funds will bolster the conduct of cutting-edge researches in tertiary institutions. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, who disclosed this while declaring open a four-Day Meeting of TETFund Research and Development Standing Committee (RDSC) yesterday, said the breakthrough comes two years after the Board of Trustees granted the approval for private institutions to draw from the funds. Bogoro said since the inauguration of the TETFund RDSC on September 24,Read More
Varsity Workers Begin Three-day Protests Over IPPIS, Allowances

University workers under the auspices of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of Educational and Associated Institutions and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) yesterday protested nationwide to press the federalRead More
Coronavirus: Lecturers, Students Express Fear As Varsities Resume Jan. 18

Warn against resumption without adequate measures Recommend virtual learning, preventive measures With the rising incidence of COVID-19 infection, lecturers, parents and students have expressed anxiety and apprehension over a directiveRead More