Senate approves bill seeking to upgrade Yabatech to varsity status

The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday May 23rd, 2019 passed the bill that Yabatech be moved up to the City University of Technology (Est, and so on) Yaba Bill, 2018 for second perusing.

Congressperson Gbenga Ashafa (APC-Lagos) moved the movement at the whole managed by Senate President, Bukola Saraki in Abuja. The bill was tried to change the Yaba College Technology (YabaTech) in Lagos State to the City University of Technology Yaba, NAN revealed.

Driving the discussion, Ashafa, who speaks to Lagos east senatorial area, contended that if the bill is thought of it as, would upgrade the ability of the organization to accomplish its targets.

"Nigeria's consistent walk towards training for all in the most brief conceivable time has taken a monster jump with the presentation of this bill.

"I am by and by energized by the possibility of changing this polytechnic to a college of innovation since it will propel the two understudies and scholastic staff. It will likewise redesign the offices and upgrade it ability to accomplish its targets.

Additionally, the new college of innovation will support the progression of learning and hold out to all people without refinement of race, statement of faith or political conviction the chance of gaining a higher and liberal instruction," he said.

Refering to cases, the legislator noticed that in comparative conditions in the United Kingdom, a large portion of the polytechnics were moved up to colleges.

"On the off chance that Nigeria has plan to end up one of the world's driving economies as right now being sought after by government, we should be prepared to alter and position our instructive organizations with the goal that its items are intended for the mechanical difficulties characteristic in such projections," he said.

At the point when the movement was put on a voice vote, it was collectively embraced by the administrators. Saraki, subsequently, alluded the bill to Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND for further authoritative activity and report back inside seven days.

Additionally, the Senate likewise passed a Bill for the Establishment of Federal Polytechnic Iwerekun, Ibeju-Lekki Lagos, supported by Ashafa for second perusing.