Sonny Echono
NigeriapoliticianMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Sonny Echono is the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) in Nigeria, known for advocating for increased funding and autonomy in the country's tertiary education system to enhance the quality of education and infrastructure in universities.
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Sonny Echono reaffirmed TETFund’s commitment to strengthening research and innovation through strategic partnerships with Israel.
Nigeria, Israel Strengthen Research Collaboration, Boost StaNigeria· 2026-07-25
Architect Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, reaffirmed TETFund’s commitment to strengthening research and innovation.
Nigeria, Israel Strengthen Research & Technology CollaboratiNigeria· 2026-07-24Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of TETFund, was appreciated for supporting the initiative.
FG boosts power supply at FUTI with 1.6MW solar mini-gridNigeria· 2026-07-06
Arc. Sonny Echono, the head of TeTFund, is recognized for his assistance to the Federal Polytechnic Ayede.
It’s time Nigeria cancelled HND programme from polytechnics – Ayede poly rectorNigeria· 2025-04-08
Sonny Echono highlights TETFUND’s massive investments in research and development and the plan to make the nation an ICT hub.
Why we splashed N70bn on TVET programme – TETFUND boss, EchonoNigeria· 2025-03-31
Sonny Echono is the Executive Secretary of TETFund who announced plans to establish 18 innovation hubs across tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
TETFund to establish 18 innovation hubs across tertiary institutionsNigeria· 2025-03-29
The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, announced this during the 2025 Strategic Planning Meeting.
TETFund plans N700bn disbursements to varsitiesNigeria· 2025-03-14Sonny Echono is the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund who urged for university autonomy in Nigeria.
TETFUND boss calls for varsity autonomyNigeria· 2025-02-23
Sonny Echono is the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund in Nigeria.
Inadequate funding threat to quality higher educationNigeria· 2025-02-22
