{"id":58635,"date":"2022-02-01T17:48:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T16:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=58635"},"modified":"2022-02-01T16:45:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T15:45:38","slug":"senate-passes-bill-to-establish-school-of-mines-and-geological-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senate-passes-bill-to-establish-school-of-mines-and-geological-studies","title":{"rendered":"Senate passes bill to establish school of mines and geological studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish a School of Mines and Geological Studies, Guyuk.<\/p>\n<p>Also passed was the Federal Universities of Technology Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>With the passage of the FUTA (Amendment) Bill, the upper chamber approved the upgrade of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, from a Diploma awarding institution to a full-fledged Degree awarding Federal University of Technology.<\/p>\n<p>The passage of both bills followed the consideration of two separate reports by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the Committee, Senator Ahmad Babba Kaita in his presentation, said, establishing the school of Mines and Geological Studies would provide training for middle and junior level manpower for the mineral and mining sector.<\/p>\n<p>He added that it would also facilitate collaboration with other national and international institutions involved in general exploration and mining of precious stones as well as encourage teacher training, research and general development of teacher education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish a School of Mines and Geological Studies, Guyuk. Also passed was the Federal Universities of Technology Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill, 2022. 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