A total of 4,645 lecturers in Nigerian tertiary institutions benefited from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) sponsorship for advanced studies in 2024.
Data obtained on Friday revealed that beneficiaries are studying in universities within and outside Nigeria, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Malaysia, Kenya, Cyprus, Uganda, and India.
Under the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff Scheme, 215 lecturers were sponsored abroad, while over 4,000 are studying in Nigerian universities.
Of those sponsored overseas, 72 are pursuing post-doctoral courses, 67 doctoral programmes, 27 master’s degrees, and 49 bench work training.
In Nigeria, 2,539 lecturers are on doctoral scholarships, while 1,891 are studying for master’s degrees.
TETFund said its officials visited the foreign universities where the scholars are based and verified 211 out of the expected 361 scholars.
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