Nigeria, Feb. 1 -- The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has awarded doctoral scholarships to 12 Nigerian academics to study in France.

The academics were drawn from eight public tertiary institutions across the country.

The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, disclosed this at a pre-departure briefing for the scholars in Abuja on Monday.

He said the scholarship falls under the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff Intervention (TSAS).

He added that the scholarship is the implementation of an April 2023 agreement between TETFund and Campus France. Campus France is a French governmental organisation in charge of the promotion of French Higher Education.

"France and Nigeria have excellent bilateral relations. We have s...