ABUJA — The budget of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has grown from N320.3 billion in 2023 to N683.4 billion in 2024 and N1.6 trillion in 2025, the Chairman of its Board of Trustees, Aminu Bello Masari, has said. Speaking at the 2026 TETFund National Town Hall in Abuja, Masari said 271 institutions will receive direct interventions in 2026, about N2.526 billion for each university, N1.871 billion for each polytechnic and N2.057 billion for each college of education. Other allocations include N10 billion for skills centres in polytechnics, N48 billion to upgrade engineering and technology facilities and about N6.09 billion for 174 research grants. Six new Centres of Excellence bring the total to 36. The Executive Secretary, Arc. Sonny Echono, said more than 418 projects are ready for commissioning. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, called for close monitoring and transparent reporting of the funds.