Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions received N951bn as direct intervention funds in five years. This is according to an analysis of media reports showing amounts disbursed by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund from 2019 to 2023. The funds approved by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), for beneficiary institutions every year, were to support academic staff training, development, and the maintenance of educational standards in the institutions. The funds also focus on providing essential physical infrastructure for teachin
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Researchers at Kwara State University, Ilorin, have won a N12.5 million naira research grant from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. The research will be conducted by a team led by Dr Olayinka Yusuf on “Influence of Cultural and Demographic Attributes on the Spread and Containment of Coronavirus Pandemic in Nigeria.’’ The varsity’s Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, stated on Monday in Ilorin that he received a letter notifying the university about the award. The letter was signed by the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Mr Son
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