{"id":15665,"date":"2018-10-18T18:16:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T18:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/?p=15665"},"modified":"2018-10-22T12:33:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T12:33:46","slug":"senate-passes-fct-university-of-science-and-technology-establishment-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/senate-passes-fct-university-of-science-and-technology-establishment-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Passes FCT University of Science and Technology Establishment Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/strong><\/p>\n The Senate on Thursday passed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) University of Science and Technology (Establishment) Bill, 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n The proposed university is to be owned and run by the FCT Administration with the campus at Abaji in Abaji Area Council in the territory.<\/p>\n Its objectives, according to the bill, include the provision of science and technology education and job opportunities for residents of the FCT.<\/p>\n The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had earlier approved establishment of the university at its meeting of April 15, 2017.<\/p>\n Sponsored by Sen. Philip Aduda (PDP-FCT), the Bill passed second reading in November 2017.<\/p>\n It was thereafter referred to the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND for further legislative action.<\/p>\n Its approval on Thursday followed consideration of the committee\u2019s report presented by its Chairman, Sen. Jibrin Barau (APC- Kano).<\/p>\n In his presentation, Barau said that the FCTA had the required financial wherewithal to run the institution, which focus strictly on science and technology courses.<\/p>\n He added that the university would also go a long way in providing science and technology education, which he said, was highly needed by the country in this digital age.<\/p>\n After the bill was passed, Aduda thanked his colleagues for the decision, saying efforts were being made to get the House of Representatives to do same.<\/p>\n He said that the FCTA had already provided 500 hectares of land and had started some infrastructure projects, including classroom blocks and laboratories at the site.<\/p>\n Addressing Senate correspondents after plenary, Aduda said the people of the FCT were excited over the passage of the Bill.<\/p>\n According to him, the already existing University of Abuja, a federal institution, does not have catchment for the people of the FCT.<\/p>\n This, he said, informed the quest for a state university that would take care of the \u201cgrowing educational needs\u201d of the people.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n