Also passed was a bill to establish the Federal College of
Education, Gwoza in Borno State.
The passage of both bills followed the consideration of two
separate reports by the Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) and
Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.
Senator Umar Sadiq, who presented the report by the
Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) on behalf of its Chairman, Yahaya
Oloriegbe, said the establishment of the Federal University of Medicine and
Medical Sciences was informed by the imperative to create more access to higher
education in the field of medicine and medical sciences.
Sadiq added that when established, the university would
attract people to Abeokuta, Ogun State through the provision of higher
educational academic and professional programmes to those seeking to pursue
degrees in the field of medicine and allied professional disciplines.
In a related development, Senator Sandy Onuh, who presented
the report by the Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND Committee on behalf of the
Chairman, Babba Kaita Ahmad, said the establishment of the Federal College of
Education, Gwoza would support the North East zone in improving educational
infrastructural needs, while balancing access to education among diverse
demographics in the country.
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