Tag: tetfund
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Senate begins move to amend 35-year-old BEDA Act
The Senate on a Tuesday considered a bill seeking to amend the 35-year old Bank Employees Declaration of Assets (BEDA) Act 1986.
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FG releases N292.6bn for varsities, polytechnics, CoEs
The Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), has approved N292.66 billion for disbursement to some public universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, said the intervention, which has been okayed by the Federal Government, would be spread to higher education institutions in each of the six…
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TETFund approves N5bn special intervention for UNILAG
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has approved the sum of N5 billion special intervention to the University of Lagos (UNILAG), to be captured in the 2021 budget. TETFund has also increased the National Research Fund to N8.5 billion in 2021 from N7.5 billion. Chairman, TETFund Board of Trustees, Alhaji Kashim Imam, stated this on…
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TETFUND: 21 CSOs dismiss calls for Bogoro’s investigation as diversionary plot to derail crusade for transparency
No fewer than 21 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has dismissed calls for the investigation of Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust fund (TETFUND), Professor Suleiman Bogoro, describing it as “diversionary plot to derail crusade for transparency”. The CSOs was led by Advocates of Social Justice for All (ASJA), Coalition for Transparency and Accountability (CTA) and Equity…
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TETFund retrieves N10bn from non-performing institutions
Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), says Tetfund has retrieved N10 billion for projects awarded, but not executed by beneficiary institutions. Bogoro said this on Friday in Jos when he inaugurated the new University of Jos Faculty of Engineering building, the renovated burnt Main Library of the university and school’s…
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TETFund partners US on scholarship for academics
The United States is to partner Nigeria in building the capacity of academics in Nigerian universities through its Fulbright’s Scholarship Programme. Dr Jacob Alada, Director, Public Affairs, TETFund made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Alada said this was the focus of discussion when the Executive Secretary of TETFund Prof. Suleiman Bogoro…
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FG’s intervention for tertiary institutions hits over N700bn
The Federal Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) allocated a total of N727,225,862,128.86 billion worth of investment in critical areas of infrastructure development in the Nigerian tertiary institutions. Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, disclosed this during the Sixth Edition of the Ministerial Press Briefing in Abuja, saying that the intervention was for…
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I was removed for refusing to bribe Buhari’s education minister – sacked TETFund boss
The sacked Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TeTFund), Abdullahi Baffa, said he was forced out of office for his refusal to bribe the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu. Recall that Baffa was on Monday fired by President Muhammadu Buhari. No reason was given for the sack. The president however replaced Mr Baffa…
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Why we reinstated sacked TETFund boss – FG
The federal government has said it reinstated Suleiman Bogoro as the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) after it found out he was wrongly accused of misappropriating N200 billion at the agency. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 sacked Bogoro over the allegation and appointed Abdullahi Baffa in his place. The…
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BREAKING: Buhari sacks executive secretary of TETFund, appoints successor
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday sacked Dr. Abdullahi Baffa as Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund. He has been replaced by a former Executive Secretary of the agency, Prof Suleiman Bogoro. Dr. Baffa’s removal is with immediate effect. No reason has been given for Baffa’s removal. Prof. Bogoro has resumed office. There was mild jubilation…