The FEC, to confirm this decision, has approved the
submission of the two Executive bills to the National Assembly for enactment
into law.
According to Financial Times, 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 FG's decision 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.
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.
This move is part of the comprehensive reform of the
tertiary education sector by the present administration.
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