According to Financial Watch,the FG has now restricted the award to only the students currently on admission in various polytechnics.
Minister of Education, Dr. Adamu Adamu disclosed that this move is part of the comprehensive reform of the tertiary education sector by the present administration.
This is following the decision of the federal government to scrap programmes currently being run by the polytechnics, which are not technology-based.
Adamu disclosed that polytechnics will now becomecampuses of the proximate universities with the Vice Chancellors of those universities appointing provosts for the polytechnics, subject to the ratification of the Universities’ Councils according to Link Naija.
The minister also added that this new arrangement will mean that polytechnics will only award the National Diploma (ND), while students interested in furthering their education will be awarded the Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) by the proximate university.
He stated that the two top polytechnics, Yaba College of Technology and Kaduna Polytechnic will now be named City University of Technology, Yaba and City University of Technology, Kaduna respectively.
The FEC, to confirm this decision, has approved the submission of the two Executive bills to the NationalAssembly for enactment into law.
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