Why YABATECH Should Be Changed To Varsity - Deputy Registrar
Udeme James
Aug 18, 2022
The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) says it has in place the required structures, human resources, and equipment to become a full-fledged university in Nigeria.
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Joe Ejiofor, the deputy registrar of the institution, spoke with NAN on Wednesday.
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He said the government has the exclusive right to turn the institution into a university.
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Ejiofor also disclosed that the institution had no fewer than 150 Ph.D. holders, while there were still more academics working to upgrade their records to the level of Ph.D.
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"YABATECH as a federal government-owned institution has all it takes in all capacity to compare with any university in Nigeria. So, if it decides otherwise, YABATECH can always fit in,ÔÇØ the academic said.
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"Because we have the manpower, resources, equipment, studios, facilities, and many other necessary requirements that can make it adapt to a university which will be a good development in the right direction.
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"However, as we speak, YABATECH is still under the control of the regulatory body, that is the National Board for Technical Education. We award national diplomas, higher national diplomas as a polytechnic.ÔÇØ
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Ejiofor described YABATECH, which was founded in 1947, as a federal polytechnic and Nigeria's first higher educational Institution.
He added that the institution offered full-time and part-time HND/ND/Post-HND programmes in areas cutting across science, technology, and commerce.
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