Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen has stressed the need to amend existing laws or the introduction of new ones, to improve Nigeria’s technical and vocational education.
The Speaker who was speaking at a public hearing organised by the House Committee on Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education in Abuja, said investments in vocational education will impact positively on national development.
The two bills on which public views were being collated are the bills for the proposed establishment of a Federal Polytechnic in Adikpo Benue State and the one on the establishment of a National College of Entrepreneurship and Skills Acquisition in Illela, Sokoto State.
Represented by the Chairman, House Committee on Students Loan, Ifeoluwa Ehindero, the speaker said as part of efforts to promote social sector reform and development, the House of Representatives recognises the need to address the multi-faceted challenges across the various segments of the education sector, one of which is technical education.
Chairman of the House Committee on Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education,Fuad Laguda said the two bills strongly align with the quest by the House for a strategic educational progress and sustainable human capital development in Nigeria.
He was optimistic that the passage of the Bills into Law, will adequately ensure that youths are technologically empowered to strategically address the complex challenges of
unemployment, wealth or income inequality, and chronic poverty in the society.
The committee chairman maintained that given the uncertainties in global economy, knowledge and skill in social sciences, technology, entrepreneurship, vocational, and technical education are the panacea to socio-economic development.
