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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund has set to develop a comprehensive security master plan for tertiary institutions nationwide . The Chairman of Board of trustees, TETFund, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari made this known during his remark at the opening ceremony of a 2 days workshop on campus security towards the development of a security master plan for tertiary institutions in Nigeria, held in Abuja.  He outlined the various threats faced by tertiary institutions, including banditry, kidnapping, and cyber intrusions. He  explained that the  master plan aims to enhance threat prevention, detection, and response capabilities. According to him, the workshop which was attended by all the Chief Security Officers of all tertiary institutions, discussions will cover various aspects of campus security, including intelligence gathering and emergency response mechanisms. Masari stressed  the shared responsibility of campus security among government, security...

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) and the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACIMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at fostering research, innovation, and industry-ready graduates.   Executive Secretary of TETFUND, Arch Sonny Echono, at the signing of MoU in Abuja on Wednesday, expressed his appreciation for the partnership. He acknowledged that the partnership aligns with the federal government’s vision of creating an economy driven by the skills, enterprise, and innovation of Nigerian youths.  “We welcome you to your fund, as well as all the excellent initiatives that have brought us together. Today’s signing is the culmination of long-standing efforts between TETFUND and NACIMA.   "This collaboration focuses on research, innovation, and producing graduates fit for purpose, ready to contribute effectively to industry.  "It is central to the triple helix model we hav...

Concerned civil society organisations have called for the immediate removal of Hon. Oboku Oforji, Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Examinations, over allegations of intimidation and extortion of funds from Nigeria’s examination bodies.   The organisations made the demand while jointly addressing the press in Abuja on Wednesday.   Speaking on behalf of the groups, Comrade Okpanachi Jacob, Convener of the Social Transparency and Youth Leadership Advancement Initiative, said their attention had been drawn to what they described as corrupt activities by Hon. Oforji, which they claim undermine the progress made by examination bodies in recent years.   They warned that such acts of intimidation and continuous extortion are unacceptable to both the civil society community and the Nigerian public.   Other representatives included Comrade Friday James of the African Poverty Alleviation Initiative; Comrade Tabuko Kennedy of the Coalition of Civi...

Renowned international education consultancy, UNIPASS, has formally commenced operations in Nigeria, unveiling plans to expand access to quality higher education for young Nigerians  seeking to study abroad and to attract foreign students into the country. Speaking at the official launch of UNIPASS Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday, its Chief Executive Officer,  Alvin Atsegwasi, said the organisation is committed to creating transparent, accountable pathways for students seeking education abroad while also supporting vulnerable groups through scholarship programmes. “We also support scholarship programmes targeted at critical communities. Scholarship for people with disabilities ,” Atsegwasi said, noting his over ten years of experience in the United Kingdom. He urged Nigerian youths who abroad to contribute to national development. “At UNIPASS, we don’t only support Nigerians going abroad. We also promote opportunities for foreigners to come an...

A high-level delegation sent by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with officials at the UK Ministry of Justice today to discuss the case of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who has been detained in Britain since March 2023. The delegation included Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, and the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi. The meeting signals a renewed diplomatic effort by the Tinubu administration regarding the high-profile detention. Following the talks, the delegation was received at the Nigerian High Commission in London by Ambassador Mohammed Maidugu, the Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. This high-level intervention from the Nigerian government occurs against a backdrop of increasing—and sometimes contentious—engagement between the British and Nigerian legal systems involving public figures. Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and a doctor were convicted in March 2023 ...

Enternment through music will hit the roof in four months as Tmthe Recording Academy has unveiled the nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards; scheduled to hold on Sunday February 1 at the Crypto.com Arena Los Angeles United States. Leading the 68th Annual Grammy Awards nomination list is American Rapper Kendrick Lamar with nine nods of the 95 Grammy categories. The "Loyalty" hit maker Kendrick Lamar has been nominated in the Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Rap Album among other categories. At the 2025 music awards Kendrick Lamar took home five awards: Best Rap Song, Song of the year, Record of the year, Best Rap Performance and the Best Music Video. Next is American Rapper and Songwriter Lady Gaga with seven nominations, while Sabrina Carpenter and Bad Bunny were nominated in six categories each. Sitting pretty in the Best African Music Performance category are Nigerian superstars WizKid, Davido, Burna Boy, Omah Lay and Ayra Starr  To qu...

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...

Reports say members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, today November 8, took to the streets of Kano to stage a protest against United States President Donald Trump’s recent statement threatening to invade Nigeria to take out terrorists. Members of the sect marched across major roads in Kano city, carried placards and banners rejecting Trump’s claim that Christians were being targeted in a genocide in Nigeria. Some of the demonstrators were seen dragging the American flag on the ground, while others displayed effigies of the US president. Trump had recently designated Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern,” claiming that there was ongoing persecution of Christians by terrorist groups and warning that if the Nigerian government failed to act, he would deploy U.S. troops to stop the killings. He also directed the U.S. Department of War to prepare a possible military action plan. In reaction, the IMN dismissed Trump’s commen...

450 participate in CBT promotional exams... The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Friday conducted promotional examination for junior workers under the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. About 450 junior staff participated in the computer based test examination at Ade-Ola International School, Kubwa -  a suburb in the nation’s capital Speaking with journalists at the end of the exercise, the Director in charge of Abuja zone for JAMB, Hajia Zainab Hamzat said the exercise went smoothly. She noted that 476 staff under the HoS were expected to participate in the promotion exercise but only 450 workers showed up for the exam. The drector said: “Everything went well as usual. We call it third party exam. It is a promotion exam for HoS. All their officers sat for the exam for the purpose of promotion. “We had two sessions - morning and afternoon. In the morning we expected 250 but 232 were present. In the afternoon we expected 226 and eight were absent. “T...

The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, has called on the Public Service Institute of Nigeria, PSIN, to develop a core of officers that can respond to the fast-changing dynamics of governance, and elevate the quality of their service to meet the changing needs of society. Echono made the call in Abuja while receiving a delegation from the Public Service Institute of Nigeria, PSIN, led by its Administrator and Chief Executive, Barr. Imeh Okon, on a courtesy visit to TETFund headquarters on Wednesday. The TETFund boss lamented that the public service has been finding it very challenging to make that transition which explains the disquiet about whether it is meeting its obligations to the larger society. He noted that in today’s fast-paced and disruptive environment, the public service must rise beyond routine administration to become “an instrument for facilitating rapid development of both our economy and society.” "As you d...

The two major domestic workers’ unions in the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund,(NSITF),  Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Institutions, (ASSBIFI) and the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees, (NUBIFIE), have thrown their weight behind the Management team led by the Managing Director, barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, saying the Management has embarked on reconstruction and re-engineering. The Unions made their position known in a letter to the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Muhammadu Dingyadi, signed jointly by the President, ASSBIFI, his General Secretary and their counterparts in NUBIFIE,   The Unions comm ended Dr Dingyadi for his efforts in ensuring "a sustainable work environment", ability to entrench decent work value and workers' participation in national development. Digging into the main issue, the Unions wrote, "Sir, we are equally proud to r...

The International Trade Unions Confederation, ITUC-Africa, has called on Tunisian authorities to nip in the bud the ongoing strike by some unions in the country. In a statement signed by the General Secretary of ITUC-Africa, Comrade Joel Odigie, dialogue remains the best solution in addressing the grievances of workers. According to the statement, workers in the banking and financial institutions downed tools over their demand for decent pay “in the face of persistent high living costs and fiscal measures that have eroded real incomes”. ITUC-Africa said, it stands in firm solidarity with the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT) and the Tunisian banking and financial sector workers. It said that Tunisia has been navigating slow growth, tight public finances, and inflation that continues to squeeze ordinary households. “We therefore urge the relevant Tunisian authorities, employers in the banking and financial sector, and regulatory institutions to return to the table ...

Since on Saturday, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on a total and indefinite nationwide strike over unmet demands. Briefing the press on Monday, November 3, President of the association, Dr Muhammad Suleiman, defended the action of the doctors. He said the strike followed the expiration of a 30-day ultimatum to the Federal Government. Dr Suleiman said the association had exercised patience for too long in the face of government’s inaction. On his part, President Bola Tinubu directed the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to resolve the issues with the doctors and ensure that they resume work immediately. In this piece, Dailytrust highlights the demands of the doctors: 1. Review of Excessive and Unregulated Work Hours: Resident doctors and medical officers are subjected to dangerously long and consecutive duty hours, risking both their health and patient safety. 2. Payment of Unpaid 25%/35% Upward Review Arrears of CONMESS: (Arrears fr...

Department of state service(DSS) has dismissed 115 personnel in massive clear out The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced the dismissal of 115 personnel as part of ongoing reforms in the agency. In a notice published on Tuesday, the secret police advised members of the public to desist from dealing with the dismissed personnel on behalf of the service. Details later.  Find Published pix

..Issues a 15 Day Ultimatum .  The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, comprising of: Medical and Health Workers' Union of Nigeria, Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAHP, Senior Staff Association of Universities Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions and the  Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions has issued a fresh  15-Day Strike Ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria.  The notice  which is contained in a letter to the ministers of Health, labour and employment was signed by JOHESU national chairman, Ado Kabiru and National Secretary, Martins Egbanubi, directed members to begin strike midnight of November 14, 2024, should its demands are not met. JOHESU said it has issued the notice in line with the provision of Section 41 of the Trade Disputes Act Cap T8, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 as it highlights its demands to include; a Memorandum of Understanding( MoU...

The Nigerian government has been tasked to look inwards to tackle the twin problems of poverty and inequality The charge was given by the acting National president of Labour Correspondents Association of Nigeria(LACAN), Mr Patrick Abulu at the 2025 Annual Labour conference for national development with the theme:Improving Internal Resource Mobilisation for Financing Anti-Poverty and Inequality Interventions in Nigeria." and sub-theme: casualisation and fair labour recruitment in Nigeria, under the  Chairmanship of the Honourable minister of labour and employment, Dr Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi.. According to the LACAN president "...It is with a profound sense of honour and a heart full of hope that I stand before you today to deliver this welcome address. On behalf of the Leadership and the entire membership of the LACAN, I extend the warmest of welcomes to each and every one of you to this pivotal 2025 Annual Labour Conference. It will interest you to know that this is our se...

Dr Ahmed Lawal Baza has been inaugurated as the newly elected president of the Colleges of education academic staff( COEASU). Dr Baza emergence marked the tnd of the four-year tenure of Dr Smart Olugbeko. Until his elevation Dr Baza was the COEAAU general secretary and before then, he was the union's national public relations officer. Dr Baza is a senior lecturer at the federal college of education, Zuba, federal capital territory, Abuja. In his inaugural speech he commended the National Commission for colleges of education for their support. PROTOCOL profound gratitude, and a deep sense of responsibility that | Stand before you as President of our great Union, the Colleges of Education Academic  Union(COEASU).  Today marks a defining moment not just in my personal journey, but in the collective  struggle of all academic staff in the College of Education subsector.  This moment is a testament to the trust that you reposed in me and the entire National Off...

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its industrial action following the intervention of the Federal Government in ia rift with the Dangote Refinery after 800 workers who joined the union were dismissed. At a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, October 1, the President of PENGASSAN, Comrade (Engineer) Festus Osifo, said that the union had suspended the industrial action in good faith as a response to the intervention of the Federal government. PENGASSAN President insisted that though it did not achieve its set objective completely, it decided to accept the agreements contained in the communique, “PENGASAN is suspending the strike in good faith to show that it is not about us but the general good of Nigeria and Nigerians. “We had wanted our 800 sacked members to be reabsorbed in the Dangote Refinery where they were,  but in respect to the government intervention, they will be absorbed and distributed within other s...

The son of former military president of Nigeria, Muhammed Babangida has rejected his Appointment by President Ahmed Tinubu as Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture. The rejection is contained in a letter personally signed by Muhammed Babangida said he is not interested.  It is not clear if former military president Ibrahim Babangida, the Father of Muhammed, have any issues with Predident Of Nigeria, Tinubu

TETFund Signpost & COEASU Logo The colleges of Education Academic staff union  COEASU has described the tertiary education trust fund, TETFund as one of Nigeria's trail blazing public institutions. COEASU president  Dr  Smart Olugbeko gave the commendation in Abuja, when he received Colleges of education students' leadership. In a statement signed by COEASU general secretary, Dr Ahmed Baza, Olugbeko told the students that the Executive secretary of TETFund, Ach Sonny Echono has exemplified leadership and dedication managing the fund. SEE FULL STATEMENT Dr Smart Olugbeko & Arch.Sonny Echono  PRESS RELEASE TETFund: One of Nigeria's Best-Run Government Institutions Abuja, Nigeria - July 18, 2025 The President of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Dr. Smart Olugbeko, has commended the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for its exceptional performance under the leadership of Arc. Sonny Echono. Dr. Olugbeko made th...