- “Under my watch, we have expanded TETFund mandate by not only providing sufficient funding for essential physical infrastructure but stimulating high quality research by our beneficiary institutions” – Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “A country which is unable to develop, the skills and knowledge of it people and utilize them effectively in the national economy will be unable to develop anything else” – Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “Indeed, a country’s development is anchored on the strength of its education system” – Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “The world is increasingly tending towards globalized knowledge intensive economies” – Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “In this age, science and technology have become key factors in development” – Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “Massive and qualitative human capital developments with emphasis on technology and product development are factors responsible for the sustainable economic development of the more advanced nations of the world” – Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “A deliberate investment in Research and Development (R&D), remains the most potent strategy to achieve the knowledge-intensive development agenda” – Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “Nigeria is richly endowed in both human and natural resources and has the potential to become a strong economy and a formidable force in the global economy” – Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “The goals of wealth creation, employment generation value re-orientation and poverty reduction can only be fast-tracked, attained and sustained through an efficient, relevant and functional education system” – Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “To me, the major problem is our inability to focus our research energies to solving the problems of our country” – Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “It is crystal clear that we need to make serious efforts at developing and strengthening our research base” – Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “We cannot tap global knowledge and take advantage of the vast stock of global knowledge unless we develop our research institutions that can create knowledge, absorb knowledge and communicate knowledge” – Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “we have an important role of promoting problem-solving research in the universities and other institutions of higher education” – Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “There can be no discovery without research” – Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “It’s research that renews knowledge and enhances teaching and learning” – Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “Research creates and rediscovers knowledge, while teaching helps in transmission of knowledge” – Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “Universities have to balance their teaching and research, focusing on one should not lead to ignoring the other altogether” – Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “All universities need to develop deliberate research agenda that should focus on solving Nigeria’s numerous developmental challenges” – Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “The need to reawaken the research consciousness of academics and tertiary institutions is equally imperative if we are to move forward as a nation” – Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “TETFund is ever committed to help public tertiary institutions deliver on their mandate of providing leadership, especially in the area of Research for Development. – Suleiman Elias Bogoro
- “Though tribe and tongue may differ, in brotherhood we stand” – Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro.
- “We all seem to realize that unity is necessary for any meaningful development. However, few are willing to make sacrifices towards achieving unity” – Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro.
- “Going back into human history, we know that unity has always the focal point of every human activity” – Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro.
- “We cannot afford to be separated…. We have to see that all of us are in the same boat” – Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro.
- “We must imbibe the values of universal brotherhood. Love for one another and the golden rule of treating others as we ourselves would be treated” – Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro.
- “Why is it that many of us who have nothing to show apart from arrogant display of perhaps ill-gotten wealth, are coming back home to get traditional titles from our most revered traditional institutions” – Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro.