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Sonny Echono

February 10, 2026

FG inaugurates committee to modernise polytechnic laboratories

Mr Alausa said the initiative aimed to phase out obsolete equipment in the polytechnics.

ministerial implementation committee
February 3, 2026

TETfund turns sod of UniAbuja’s leadership centre, targets inauguration of 467 projects

Mr Echono commended the leadership of the University of Abuja for stability and direction

TETFund
December 10, 2025

Bandits: TETFund to develop security master plan for universities, polytechnics 

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund says it is set to develop a comprehensive security master plan to strengthen security at tertiary institutions nationwide.

TETFund building
November 18, 2025

Nigeria’s education system must be overhauled for modern workplace: TETFund

Mr Echono stressed that reforms must align with curricula, teaching, and institutional priorities in light of 21st-century economic realities.

TETFund
October 23, 2025

TETFUND to ease students’ mobility challenges via new electric campus transportation

Mr Echono also revealed that TETFund was scaling up support for research laboratories, digital learning systems, and sustainable power projects.

Nigerian students on campus
July 4, 2025

Tinubu restates commitment to quality higher education

He said the university would serve as a catalyst for social and economic development.

Tinubu addressing an audience
June 16, 2025

TETFund, NEITI partner on data, information sharing

He said TETFund was focused on expanding and improving its revenue collection framework.

TETFund and NEITI
March 28, 2025

TETFund to partner agencies to boost AI studies in higher institutions

Mr Echono said this was part of TETFund’s contribution to the nation’s quest to tap into the multitrillion-dollar global digital economy.

March 27, 2025

TETFund to set up 72 specialised ICT centres

The executive secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, disclosed this in Abuja.

ICT centre
February 23, 2025

TETFUND executive secretary seeks full autonomy for public varsities

Mr Echono explained that university autonomy and academic freedom were separate but fundamental aspects of university operations.

TETFund