The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill for an Act to amend the Federal Polytechnics Act of 2004 to among other things, review the function of the polytechnics.
Leading the debate on the Bill at plenary on Tuesday, the sponsor, Hon. Faud Laguda, said the Bill seeks to amend the Principal Act to meet up with the demand of the ever changing world while adhering to the international best practices.
The Bill, according to him, also seeks to review and enlarge the membership of the council with the inclusion of representatives of technical institutional bodies like the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), enlarge the scope of functions of federal polytechnics in Nigeria with clearer and result oriented administrative structure.