Buhari Approves The Establishment Of Three New Federal Polytechnics

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of three new federal polytechnics.

A statement released by the director of press and public relations of the Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong in Abuja on Tuesday disclosed that the three federal polytechnics would be situated in Abia, Delta and Kano states.

It was reported that the approval of the new institutions came few weeks after the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics threatened to go on strike due to the federal government’s failure to revitalise the existing polytechnics in the country.

According to the director, the new Institutions are to begin academic activities in October 2022.

This brings to thirty-six the number of federal polytechnics in the country.

All States of the federation now have one Federal Polytechnic each.