The Federal Government has presented operational licences to four new
private polytechnics and 34 Innovation Enterprise Institutions and
Vocational Enterprise Institutions.
The new polytechnics are
Nacabs Polytechnic, Akwanga, Nasarawa State; Uyo City Polytechnic, Akwa
Ibom State; the Polytechnic Igbo-Owu, Kwara State and Balmor
Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State.
According to the Minister of
Education, Ibrahim Shekarau,during the presentation, “The Federal
Government, in realisation of the need for appropriate manpower to the
developmental needs of the country, opened the way for the private
sector to participate in technological drive.”
“The main problem
confronting the sector is that of articulation, placement and
progression of graduates from these institutions. I assure that
stakeholders will work hard to solve these problems.
“The Federal
Ministry of Education and the National Board for Technical Education
had subjected the institutions to full scrutiny before granting them
approval.” this is i n line with the quest by the Federal Government
to build skilled manpower for the country," he said.
He said the
polytechnics, IEIs and VEIs were expected to focus on applied learning
that would be relevant to the development needs of the country.
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