A viral broadcast message circulating on social media claims that the recruitment portal of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) is currently open for 2024/2025.
The broadcast message retrieved from WhatsApp reads,
“TETFUND RECRUITMENT 2024/2025 PORTAL IS OPEN.
Click on the link below to start your registration now.
SALARY RANGES
For OND Holders (₦35,000-₦50,000).
For NCE Holders (₦50,000-₦70,000).
For HND Holders (₦70,000-₦100,000).
For BS.c Holders (₦100,000-₦180,000).
APPLY HERE”
The broadcast message includes a web link purported to be for the agency’s recruitment portal.
Multiple online blogs have also claimed that the TETFund recruitment portal is open for 2024/2025 as can be seen here and here
TETFund is a federal government scheme instituted in 2011 to disburse, manage, and monitor education tax to government-owned tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The scheme is under the Federal Ministry of Education.
Claim: The TETFUND recruitment portal is currently open for 2024/2025
Verification
To verify the authenticity of the viral claim, the CDD War Room checked the web link attached to the broadcast message and found that it was not the official recruitment portal of TETFund.
The link, archived here, leads to a webpage showing the image of the agency’s headquarters with different sections where applicants are required to fill in their personal details.
There are two other pages showing purported comments of successful applicants on Facebook with a supposed congratulatory notification asking applicants to share the link to 5 groups or 15 contacts on WhatsApp.
Furthermore, we checked the official website of TETFund and found a disclaimer notice debunking the viral ongoing recruitment claim.
As of the time of filing this report, there is no official announcement of ongoing recruitment exercise by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund.
Verdict: FALSE
The CDD War Room can confirm that the weblink in the viral broadcast message with the claim that TETFund recruitment exercise is on, is fake. The agency’s official website shows a disclaimer debunking the claim. As of the time of this report there is no official announcement of ongoing recruitment exercise by TETFund.