The Senate has approved a bill for the establishment of a Federal University of Applied Sciences in Kachia, Kaduna State. This decision was made during a plenary session on Tuesday, following the presentation of a report by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.
Senator Mohammed Muntari, who chairs the committee, presented the report, noting that the proposal to set up the university received widespread support during a public hearing. He stated that the institution would play a critical role in addressing various scientific and technological challenges in the country, particularly in relation to environmental hazards and professional studies in technology.
In his address, Senator Muntari emphasized the core purpose of the new university. “The hallmark of the proposed Federal University of Applied Sciences is to produce graduates well equipped with practical and theoretical grounded knowledge in technology, applied science, commerce, and management,” he said. He further explained that the university aims to reduce risks related to productivity, data management, cost-effectiveness, and security concerns.
According to Muntari, the institution will also contribute to addressing economic issues while curbing criminal activities.
“The hallmark of the proposed Federal University of Applied Sciences, is to produce graduates well equipped with practical and theoretical grounded knowledge in technology, applied science, commerce and management.
“This will reduce risks and challenges of productivity, data and information, cost benefits, marketing and security bedeviling humanity.
“The establishment of the Federal University will reduce the ills around the national economy and de-escalate chances of entrenching heinous criminal activities being perpetrated by men of the underworld.
“The knowledge and skills that would be acquired by the graduates from the envisaged Act of the National Assembly will definitely go a long way in expanding and deepening the horizon of the graduates in information management,” he said.
