The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to upgrade the Yaba College of Technology to a Federal University of Technology.
It also passed another bill for the establishment of the Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi, in Kebbi State. The approval for the establishment of both universities followed the consideration of two reports submitted by the Senate’s Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.
Senator Nora Daduut (APC, Plateau South) presented the report on behalf of the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Ahmad Babba Kaita. He noted that the establishment of the Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi would provide the required manpower needs of Nigeria in the area of Geosciences and Technology, and General Agricultural practices as a boost for the exploration of solid minerals, scientific and social knowledge in the promotion of cutting-edge research on Nigerian and other places.
“The knowledge and skills acquired from the institution would contribute to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and increase Nigeria’s revenue earnings,” the Senator said.
On Yabatech, he declared that: “The upgrade of Yaba College of Technology to a full-fledged Federal University of Technology would boost the acquisition of scientific and technological knowledge in the country”.
