TETfund Urges Lecturers, Students To Continue Research During Lockdown

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has urged Nigerian students and lecturers alike to make the most of the lockdown period by engaging in research.

“Covid-19 has emptied our classrooms but shouldn’t empty our minds”, Tetfund stated on its Facebook page on Wednesday.

Recall that TETfund Executive Secretary, Suleiman Bogoro had said that the nation was counting on local content inventions and ideas to among other things, improve businesses, technologies, governance and create jobs.

“Research on problem solving suitable for our Nigerian content and environmental growth are the best option for industrial development,” he said.

It also said that students should read ahead as they prepare for a fresh start in school, as soon as the Coronavirus pandemic was over.

Furthermore, it urged everyone not to violate government’s stay-at-home directive but to comply with the Covid-19 public health advisory, including washing of one’s hands.

TETfund is responsible for making intervention in public Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria through funding and effective project management.

However, the Academic Staff Union of Universities was yet to state when they would call off the indefinite strike.