The Federal Government (FG) has approved the establishment of three new Federal Polytechnics in some parts of the country. This was made known on Tuesday in a statement issued by Mr. Ben Goong, the Director of Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education. The statement reads in part, “In line with his determination to make tertiary education more accessible, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of 3 new federal polytechnics in the country.
“The polytechnics are to be sited in Umunnoechi, Abia State; Orogun in Delta State and Kabo in Kano State.
“This brings to 36 the number of federal polytechnics in the country. All states of the federation now have one federal polytechnic each.”
According to him, the newly established institutions are set to commence academic activities by October 2022.