The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed a bill to convert the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) to City University of Technology.
The bill seeking the conversion was sponsored by Gbenga Ashafa (Lagos-APC). It was read the first time on November 16, 2016.
In his lead debate,
He said the new university will encourage the advancement of’ learning among other benefits.
The institution will “Provide courses of instruction and other facilities for the pursuit of learning in all its branches, and to make those facilities available on proper terms to such persons as are equipped to benefit from them;
“Encourage and promote scholarship and conduct research in all fields of learning with an emphasis on technical education;
“Relate its activities to the social, cultural and economic needs of
He added that the institution will help bridge technological challenges inherent in such projections.
When the bill is enacted into law, he said the institution will have
He stated that section 8 of the bill has provided that all property
“Notably, all the staff hereby transferred to the university
The bill was passed in a unanimous vote by the lawmakers.