TETFund, UNDP Sign MoU to Fast-Track Nigeria’s Transition to Innovation-Driven Economy
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at accelerating Nigeria’s transition into an innovation-driven, knowledge-based economy. Signed under the National Innovation and Digital Transformation Partnership Programme (NIDTPP), the agreement was expected to strengthen universities and polytechnics as centres of research […]
NUC receives €3m to kick-start ICT projects in varsities
The National Universities Commission (NUC) says it has 3 million euros as the first tranche of the $40 million loan secured from the French Development Agency to support Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) projects in 10 selected universities across the country. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Prof. Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, announced this during the inaugural […]
New defence minsiter vows swift security turnaround as Kukah demands ‘normalcy by any means’
Nigeria’s newly sworn-in Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), on Thursday assured citizens that tangible improvements in national security will be evident “within the shortest possible time,” pledging to rebuild synergy across the armed forces, enhance cooperation with security agencies and mobilise Nigerians in the collective fight against insecurity. This came as the Catholic […]