The Federal Government has approved the establishment of three new polytechnics in the country.
This was disclosed in a statement from the Federal Ministry of Education, signed by its Director of Information, Bem Goong, on Wednesday.
This is in line with the determination of the government to make tertiary education more accessible.
The statement explained that the three new polytechnics are to be situated in Kano, Delta, and Abia states, respectively.
Precisely, the locations are Umunnoechi in Abia State, Orogun in Delta State, and Kabo in Kano State.
This new development now brings to 36 the number of federal polytechnics in the country, as all states of the federation have one federal polytechnic each.
The new institutions are to commence academic activities in October 2022.
