Nigeria: Amidst Funding Challenges, Nigerian Govt Establishes New Polytechnic in Abuja

Nigerian tertiary institutions, including polytechnics, have suffered years of underfunding by the government, often pitting workers’ unions against the government

Despite persistent funding challenges in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector, the federal government has approved the establishment of a new federal polytechnic in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced in a letter to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, that the new institution would be…