President Tinubu approves conversion of Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa into specialised university

President Bola Tinubu has signed the transformation of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa into the Federal University of Mining, Engineering and Technology, Nasarawa.

According to a statement by the president’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga, the move will help in achieving President Tinubu’s plans of improving technical education and developing the country’s huge solid minerals deposits.

According to the statement: “The approval followed a proposal by Senator Ahmed Wadada Aliyu, representing Nasarawa West Senatorial District, who made a case for the establishment of a specialised institution to harness Nasarawa State’s comparative advantage in the solid minerals sector and support Nigeria’s industrialisation agenda.”

The presidential directive explained that the specialised university will provide world-class education, research, and innovation in mining, engineering, mineral processing, metallurgy, manufacturing, and emerging technologies, while producing the skilled workforce required to drive value addition, technological advancement, and sustainable exploitation of the nation’s mineral resources.

“The approval reflects President Tinubu’s commitment to aligning Nigeria’s tertiary education system with national development priorities under the Renewed Hope Agenda by establishing specialised institutions that address the country’s economic needs and leverage its competitive advantages, ” it stated.

This statement went further to explain that the President has directed the Federal Ministry of Education, National Universities Commission (NUC), and other relevant institutions to start the process of implementing the change in line with all the pertinent legislations.

In the statement, President Tinubu reiterated that his government would continue to invest in education as a means of driving economic growth and development.