According to Financial Watch, the FG has
now restricted the award to only the
students currently on admission in various
polytechnics.
Minister of Education, Dr. Adamu Adamu
disclosed that this move is part of the
comprehensive reform of the tertiary
education sector by the present
administration.
This is following the decision of the federal
government to scrap programmes currently
being run by the polytechnics, which are not
technology-based.
Adamu disclosed that polytechnics will now
become campuses of the proximate
universities with the Vice Chancellors of
those universities appointing provosts for
the polytechnics, subject to the ratification
of the Universities’ Councils according to
Link Naija.
The minister also added that this new
arrangement will mean that polytechnics will
only award the National Diploma (ND), while
students interested in furthering their
education will be awarded the Bachelor of
Technology (B. Tech) by the proximate
university.
He stated that the two top polytechnics,
Yaba College of Technology and Kaduna
Polytechnic will now be named City
University of Technology, Yaba and City
University of Technology, Kaduna
respectively.
The FEC, to confirm this decision, has
approved the submission of the two
Executive bills to the National Assembly for
enactment into law.
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