President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, Lagos State, marking the end of a seven-year moratorium earlier imposed by the Federal Government on the creation of new tertiary institutions.
The approval was formally announced by Senate President
Godswill Akpabio during Thursday’s plenary session, where he confirmed that the
President had signed the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe
(Establishment) Bill, 2025, into law.
“It is my honour to announce that the Federal University of
Science and Technology, Epe (Establishment) Bill, 2025, has been assented to by
His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Akpabio declared.
According to him, the Senate had earlier transmitted the
authenticated version of the bill to the President, who returned two certified
copies bearing his signature, thereby completing the legal process for the
institution’s establishment.
“By this assent, the Federal University of Science and
Technology, Epe, has officially come to stay,” Akpabio stated, congratulating
the people of Epe and Lagos State on the development.
He also praised the President for his continued investment
in the education sector, describing the decision as a demonstration of his
“commitment to expanding access to quality, specialized higher education across
the country.”
The bill’s sponsor, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele,
explained that the new institution would focus on science and technology-based
disciplines critical to national development. These include Mechanical,
Electrical, Computer, and Civil Engineering, as well as Computer Science,
Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science, all vital to
driving Nigeria’s digital transformation and knowledge economy.
The approval, however, comes just months after the Federal
Executive Council, FEC, chaired by President Tinubu in August, endorsed a
seven-year moratorium on the establishment of new federal universities,
polytechnics, and colleges of education.
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