Senate moves to convert Kadpoly, Yabatech to universities
By Ismail Mudashir | Publish Date: Nov 16 2016 1:43PM

Senate moves to convert Kadpoly, Yabatech to universities
The Senate on Wednesday commenced moves to convert Kaduna Polytechnic and Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) to universities.

Two bills on the conversion of the institutions scaled through first reading during today’s plenary.

The bill on the conversion of Kaduna Polytechnic, tagged City University of Technology Kaduna Bill, 2016 (SB. 360) was sponsored by Senator Jibrin Barau (APC, Kano) and the City University of Technology Yaba Bill (SB. 334) was sponsored by Senator Gbenga Ashafa (APC, Lagos).

Our correspondent reports that attempts were made to convert the two institutions to universities in 2010 during President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan era.

To this effect, a 20-man committee was set up by the then Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufai in November 2010.

The Kaduna Polytechnic was established in 1956 as a technical institution for the then Northern Nigeria and it was upgraded to Polytechnic in 1961.

On its part, the Yabatech was established in 1947 and the institution is acclaimed to be the first citadel of higher learning in the country.


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Fooolish Parliament.

ASUU are on one-week warning strike whilst you're converting a college into a University, directly churning out more ASUU lecturers who will embark on compulsory strike.

Merry-go-round journey.

Which way 9ja?

It's kul.

ASUU shld Call off strike b4 d conversion o

OK. I think it's long over due.
BTW good move

Why kadpoly and yabatech alone??