has suspended sponsorship of conference attendance for Nigerian lecturers over allegations of fraudulent practices by many the beneficiaries, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.
Mr Bakari made the allegation in his response to a question by one of the participants at a research conference organised by the agency in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on why conditions attached to accessing grants by TETfund are “too stringent.” “The agency’s activities were reviewed at the meeting, and more importantly was the sponsorship of the lecturers’ conference attendance. Quite unfortunately, more than 50 per cent of lecturers’ sponsored by TETFund for both local and foreign conferences did not attend the conferences but pocketed the money,” the source said.
The decision, PREMIUM TIMES learnt, was based on various excuses offered by the lecturers whenever they failed to account for conference grants they received.
toluogunlesi I've always said it, our genes have been edited by corruption
But Buhari is ur problem
Please this is not true. Not all lectures are involved. I have attended several conferences locally with my own money. I have never been given TETFUND. I am presently looking for grant to complete my Ph.D thesis. I need grant, thanks
Mudiyy Best time to use this ?
Gunny enough we all know them. Our Supervisors, Uncles, aunties, Father, Mother, Relation . one way or the other. Sigh
thisiszwalda This is the country we live on and we want to learn and compete with the world. Please any lecturer who has not attended a sponsored conference should be fired immediately and jailed. Thieves!
They should be sacked
Well done
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I'm tired.
toluogunlesi I'm wondering why the option of having the money is available in the first place
toluogunlesi They should be sued.The money they squandered should be recovered
How then can the educational system grow? Where will we manufacture the innovations that drives education in the 21st century? What a pity 🙄 Education is suffering a colossal defeat📚
This is a lie
Josi_Elewa Imagine suspending TETfund sponsorship because some people abused it. This country does not take education serious at all. Why don't you fish out the culprits and task them ti pay back/suspend their access to funds? Why stop the whole program?TETFundNg TETFundinfo
toluogunlesi Case closed. IPPIS issa goal
Yea but they scream loudest that politicians are corrupt
Truth be said, some of this Nigerian lecturers are lazy
toluogunlesi They are in debts,they've got bills to pay, you're talking about conference?!
toluogunlesi It's not a News!
TETFUND is partly to blame for this. How readily and timely does TETFUND release conference grants? Government does not assist grantees seeking visas for academic purposes. Some get the grants but are denied visas ....TETFUND just wants to cause another strike in the sector.
So sad that when things like this happen, no one gets punished. We feel we can just 'draw line' and move on. Sad.
They prefer to stick to old syllabus and methodologies.
By this report, I am guessing there is a problem with a simple reconciliation between the details of those paid to attend and those who actually attended. Otherwise, we should be hearing of jail sentence or date of adjournment. We need to stop this sulking and ACT.
That's why they always shout ASUU na..awon werey
ASUU for life ..
eyamensah
We know who they are. This is an open and close case. Find them and shoot them. Oh, we are not in China. Jail them.
If you have names, call them make we hear word
Just send them to EFCC.
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Blanket statement.
Innovations,inventions and groundbreaking research are the hallmark of useful universities.Nigerian universities are at the bottom of the rankings in all these key indices.Whatever angry reactions ASUU May be issuing,the facts speak for themselves.Our universities need to change.
Academic robbers.
Up ASUU!! handout and photocopy lecturers. plagiarism and sex for grades experts. We hail o
EmperorSheriff 😁😁😁
officialEFCC were you not aware? How many are going to jail?
No be Nigeria we da again ni
The butterfly effect: shey strike was recently looming?
There are crooked teachers in Nigeria's tertiary institutions no doubt. Who knows? (sometimes of) these lecturers may have had opportunities to attended same or similar conferences, so 'pocketed the money' from TETFund to augment.. .
Fact!
Not news anymore the practice is prevalent in the ministries too - As usual, nobody will be held to account for this waste.
They should be prosecuted or penalized for this to serve as a lesson for others.
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