Senate Approves Establishment Of Federal University of Transportation Daura
PRESS STATEMENT
Senate Approves Establishment Of Federal University of Transportation
Daura
The Senate has
approved the establishment of Federal University of Transportation, Daura, in
Katsina State.
The approval came following the passage of a Bill
seeking its establishment.
The passage of
the Bill was sequel to the consideration of its report by the Committee on
Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.
Chairman of the
Committee, Sen. Ahmad Babba Kaita (Katsina North), while presenting the report
on the Bill said the establishment of the University would accord Nigerians
access to modern knowledge, emerging techniques and skills in the transportation
industry.
According to
him, the institution would provide required knowledge to prospective students
to enhance Nigeria’s transportation sector and make them drivers of the
industry.
He explained
that the development of the transportation sector through knowledge transfer
and capacity building would in turn generate employment opportunities for
Nigerians.
“The envisaged
University of Transportation has immense benefits, especially in closing the
huge gap in knowledge about transportation business and enhancing technical
skills while ensuring technology transfer from the most developed nations such
as China, USA, South Korea, etc. to benefit the Nigerian transportation industry”.
He added that
the University of Transportation Daura, which is expected to provide the
manpower needs of the Nigerian transport systems and the Nigerian Railway,
would be the first in the West African sub-region with the potentials of wooing
Africans and foreign investors to invest and acquire advanced knowledge in
research and exploration of scientific innovation in the transportation
sector.
The Bill was
passed into law after its clause-by-clause consideration by the Committee of
the Whole.
Signed:
Dr. Ezrel Tabiowo, FAI, FIMC, CMC, FCP, Fsca
Special Assistant (Press)
To President of the Senate
Wednesday, April 6, 2022.