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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced plans to establish fire stations in public universities across Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen fire safety and protect national assets within higher institutions. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono, disclosed this on Thursday when the Comptroller-General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), Mr. Samuel Olumode Adeyemi, led a high-powered delegation on a courtesy visit.   Speaking, Echono commended the Federal Fire Service for its dedication to safeguarding lives and property and expressed appreciation for the courtesy visit, which he described as both timely and strategic.   He TETFund’s core mandate involves providing infrastructure for teaching, learning, and research across federal and state-owned tertiary institutions, noting that the value of assets developed through the Fund runs into several trillions of naira.  According to him, the preservation of these assets requires...