36 Tertiary Institutions Ignored Audit Queries — TETFund   The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has accused 36 unnamed tertiary institutions comprising universities, polytechnics and colleges of education of failing to respond to audit queries which were sent to them regarding the 2020 financial year. The audit queries...

TETFund Grants Tertiary Institutions Power To Sanction , Terminate Erring Contractors   The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has said it has recommended termination of contracts and sanctions for erring contractors handling projects in tertiary institutions benefiting from its interventions. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, made...

RiNET: Nigeria’s Startup Eases Access to Research from Tertiary Institutions   A Nigerian Startup known as Research and Innovation Network (RiNET)is providing easy access to research content across tertiary and research institutions in Nigeria. The founder/CEO of RiNET, Usman Murtala made it known during an interview with...

Boosting Entrepreneurship Skills In Tertiary Institutions, by Rahma Olamide Oladosu   With white-collar jobs becoming rare luxuries in modern-day Nigeria, emphasis has since shifted to promoting entrepreneurship, skill and talent development among the youth. To drive socio-economic growth, and address the problem of unemployment, many economic experts...

Intensifying Internally Generated Research Funding, by Rahma Oladosu   Research plays an important role in discovering new medical treatments, and making sure that we use existing treatments in the best possible ways. It can find answers to things that are unknown, fill gaps in knowledge and...