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FG approves N25bn for tertiary institutions labs, workshops upgrade

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The Federal Government has approved the sum of N25 billion to upgrade laboratories and workshops in public universities, polytechnics and colleges of education (Technical). The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, made this known during the inauguration of a 55-member committee of TETFund National Research Fund and Screening on Tuesday in Abuja. The […]

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Lecturers on TETFund foreign scholarship absconding, ES laments

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The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, has described as alarming the number of Nigerian university lecturers studying abroad under TETFund sponsorship and have absconded. Echono said TETFund would make the absconded lecturers refund money expended on them or be repatriated. He spoke on Monday on the sidelines of the TETFund Management Retreat […]

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FG considers repatriating absconding TETFund-sponsored varsity lecturers

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The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, has described as alarming the number of Nigerian university lecturers studying abroad under TETFund sponsorship and have absconded. Echono, who disclosed this while speaking with journalists during the TETFund Management retreat held in Makurdi, Benue State, on Monday, said that the board would make the […]

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