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The federal Government has declared monday, october 2, as a public holiday to mark Nigerias 63rd independence celebration. minister of interior, olubunmi tunji, ojo, made the declaration on thursday in Abuja, on behalf of the federal government, in a statement signed by the permanent secretary of the ministry, oluwatoyin Akinlade. tunji-ojo congratulated all nigerians at Diaspora and assured Nigerians at home and in diaspora and assured Nigerians of the governments' continued commitment to tackling challenges facing the country.while noting that it is a known fact that it is a known fact that difficult socioeconomic and security challenges are mglobal, he said nigeria is not isolated. human capital and the richness of our land make nigeria unargusbly the leading black nation in the world, being Africa pride ande beacon of hope for the 'renewed hope' of president Bola Tinubu.

The Academic staff union of university (ASUU) has vowed to resist any plan by the federal government to include private universities in the country as beneficiary institutions of tertiary education trust fund (tetfund). president of ASUU, professor Emmanuel osodele,  made the union's position known at a two day intractive session between TETFUND and all unions of beneficiary institutions. 

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved N130,000,000.00 as zonal intervention for each polytechnic in its 2023 intervention line, geared towards reinvigorating skills acquisition in polytechnics across the country. This is to consolidate the efforts of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in increasing the capacities of polytechnics to deliver on their mandate. The intervention focuses on projects with academic relevance, addressing deficiencies in core areas of acquisition of essential instructional materials and equipment for teaching and learning. Since the inception of the Zonal Intervention in 2016, the Fund has allocated a total sum of N52,046,079,584.7 as zonal Intervention to enlisted polytechnics. The executive secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, urged rectors to explore innovative approaches to skills development and devise effective solutions to enhance the quality and relevance of technical education.