Inside Echono’s blueprint for reforming Nigeria’s universities

On June 18, 2026, at the Abuja Leadership Centre of Excellence of University of Abuja (UniAbuja), the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) delivered a lecture that offered a comprehensive diagnosis of the governance challenges confronting Nigeria’s higher education system.
The revelation was drawn from his doctoral thesis titled Leadership Selection Process and Governance of Federal Universities in Nigeria (1993–2024). At the meeting, he presented not only a critique of the existing system but also a practical blueprint for reform.
The lecture delivered before an audience of professors, vice-chancellors, policy experts, students and education stakeholde...