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BREAKING: Senate Approves Upgrade Of Ilaro Poly To University
- Senate has approved the upgrade of Ilaro poly to university.
The Senate has approved the upgrade of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State to a University of Technology, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered.
The latest development followed the third reading of a bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of the Federal University of Technology, Ilaro, and for Other Matters Connected therewith.
The bill was sponsored by the Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola.
The bill was earlier sponsored by Adeola, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the 8th Senate but could not be passed before the expiration of the 8th Senate, and it was again presented in the 9th Senate for consideration and passage.
The Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND, Senator Sadiq Umar Sulaiman, presented the report on behalf of the chairman of the committee Senator Ahmad Babba-Kaita.
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The report stated that there was a need to expand opportunities for advanced education in technology.
He added that the upgrade of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro to a University of Technology will be of tremendous benefits for host communities, provide employment as well as educational development to quickly increase avenue for degree awards in technological fields for teeming Nigerian youths.
According to Punch, the bill which was passed after thorough consideration of its clauses by the Senate in plenary is now set for concurrence of the House of Representatives and eventual assent by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, congratulated Adeola for the passage of the bill that he had pursued since the 8th Senate.
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Adeola, who was elated at the passage of the bill, stated that the passage marks a fulfillment of one of his legislative agendas in relation to the institutional development of education at all levels.
He added that the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro already has enough facilities for the upgrade to take off immediately without much expenditure as would have been required for a brand-new university.
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