The Senate has approved the establishment of the Federal University of Transportation in President Muhammadu Buhari’s hometown, Daura, Katsina State. The approval came with the passage of a bill seeking its establishment. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND. Chairman of the Committee,…
The Senate, on Wednesday, considered a bill to establish the National Religious Harmony Commission. The National Religious Harmony Commission (Establishment) Bill 2022, sponsored by Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar (Kwara North), scaled second reading during plenary. Leading debate on the general principles of the bill, Umar the piece of legislation seeks to establish the NRHC to…
The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) has announced that the Nigeria Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has joined the initiative to advance research excellence in sub-Saharan Africa. “TETFund is an agency set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria to provide supplementary support to all levels of public tertiary institutions. Its Research…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) on Monday responded to a National Assembly inquiry over a report of the Auditor General of the Federation which alleged infractions by the Fund in the submission of its 2014- 2016 accounts. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof Suleiman Bogoro, said the delay was due to lack of a Board…