The bill, co-sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas and Lagos lawmaker, Fuad Laguda, seeks to further amend the Federal Polytechnics Act, Cap 17 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, to make provisions for additional functions of polytechnics in Nigeria.
Leading the debate on the general principles of the bill during plenary, Laguda said the amendment of the Principal Act had become necessary given the expanding scope and role of polytechnic education in the country.
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The Lagos lawmaker also urged his colleagues to support the proposed legislation, stressing that the overall objective is to improve the provision of technical education to Nigerian students through a better organised polytechnic system in Nigeria.
After the lead debate, Abbas, who presided over the plenary, subjected the bill to a voice vote, and following its adoption, the proposed law was referred to the Committee on Polytechnic and Higher Technical Education for further legislative action.