The Senate on Wednesday approved the establishment of 10 new higher institutions across the country, including a polytechnic to be sited in President Muhammadu Buhari’s hometown of Daura, Katsina State.
In the list of the approved institutions are: Federal Polytechnic, Kabo; Federal Polytechnic Daura; Federal University of Education, Aguleri; National Institute of Construction Technology and Management and Federal Polytechnic, Ikom.
Others are Federal College of Education(Technical) Arochukwu, Abia State; Federal Polytechnic Langtang, Plateau State; Federal College of Education, Usugbenu-Irua; Federal University of Technology, Manchok and Federal Polytechnic Kwale, Delta State.
The Senate approval followed a report presented by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, Jibrin Barau.
The federal lawmakers agreed that the establishment of the institutions would open up the education space in the country and assist in the critical issue of fighting illiteracy.
The upper legislative chamber also said that the approval of the establishment of the institutions was in line with the policy to establish polytechnics across the states.
