TETFund’s Echono Honoured with The Sun Public Service Personality Award 2026
TETFund’s Echono Honoured with The Sun Public Service Personality Award 2026
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has been conferred with The Sun Public Service Personality of the Year 2026 Award.
The prestigious recognition was presented at the 24th edition of The Sun Awards ceremony, held at the Expo Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The annual event, themed “Nation Builders,” brought together top-tier leaders, policymakers, captains of industry, and public figures to celebrate excellence and distinction across various sectors.
Arc. Echono was selected for the honour in recognition of his transformative leadership and relentless contributions to repositioning Nigeria’s tertiary education landscape. Under his stewardship, TETFund has intensified efforts to bridge critical infrastructural deficits, upgrade obsolete learning and research facilities, and drive institutional reforms across public universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
Accepting the award, Echono expressed profound gratitude to the Board of Editors, management, and readers of The Sun Publishing Limited for noticing and rewarding his team’s modest efforts.
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He dedicated the milestone achievement to the entire workforce of TETFund, noting that the recognition serves as a collective validation of their unwavering commitment to shaping Nigeria’s future generations through quality education.
“I am humbled, yet deeply grateful, that our modest efforts to contribute meaningfully to the preparation of the young and future generations of Nigeria… are being noticed, acknowledged and rewarded with an award of this nature,” Echono stated.
Other notable public servants and corporate leaders honoured alongside Echono at the glamorous ceremony included the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, and the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, among other distinguished Nigerians.
TETFund’s Echono Honoured with The Sun Public Service Personality Award 2026
