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PRESS STATEMENT  

Senate passes enabling bill to establish Federal University in Taraba State

The Senate has passed a bill to provide legal framework for the establishment of the Federal Univerity, Wukari, Taraba State.

The bill was passed after the upper chamber considered a report by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.

Senator Sandy Onuh, in a presentation on behalf of the Committee Chairman, Ahmad Babba Kaita, recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the establishment of nine universities across the six geo-political zones, which included the Federal University, Wukari.

According to the lawmaker, the bill to establish the university seeks to develop and offer academic and professional teaching and research programmes leading to the award of first degrees, post-graduate degrees and diplomas.

He added that the presence of the university would “assist the host communities in increasing planning, production and processing; in addition to adaptive, technical, maintenance, developmental and productive skills in both social and management sciences as conventional university in Nigeria.

Signed:

Dr. Ezrel Tabiowo, FAI, FIMC, CMC, FCP, Fsca

Special Assistant (Press) 

to President of the Senate

January, Tuesday 25, 2022.

PRESS STATEMENT  

Senate passes bill to amend Federal Colleges of Education Act 

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill amending the Federal Colleges of Education Act 1998.

The passage of the bill titled, “A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 1998”, followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND. 

Senator Sandy Onuh, who presented the report on behalf of the Chairman, Ahmad Babba Kaita, said the core objective of the bill was to provide for a legislative framework to support the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 1998.

According to the lawmaker, it also seeks to re-enact the Federal Colleges of Education to allow for running of degree courses under the supervision of the National University Commission (NUC). 

“Hitherto, most colleges in Nigeria offer degree programmes in affiliation with some universities in Nigeria to nurture career teachers with a view to augmenting shortfall of teachers and to meet learning, research, instructional and teaching needs of the prospective students in Nigeria and beyond.

“However, this framework enables the colleges of education in Nigeria, to offer Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE),First Degree (B.sc/B.A) and similar certification in the area of Its core subjects on both full-time and part-time basis”, Onuh said.

He added that the legislation would be a lasting solution to the yearning of the Nigerian people in the area of Teacher Education within the context of overall national educational development agenda. 

Signed:

Dr. Ezrel Tabiowo, FAI, FIMC, CMC, FCP, Fsca

Special Assistant (Press) 

to President of the Senate

January, Tuesday 25, 2022.