The Federal Government has imposed a one-year moratorium on the establishment of new polytechnics and monotechnics, citing concerns over enrollment and institutional capacity.
Announcing the decision, the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, stated that health institutions are exempt from the suspension.
Polytechnics awaiting ministerial approval must pay N4 million in application fees and N2 million per program for processing, while monotechnics will pay N2 million and N1 million per program, respectively.
Institutions failing to meet the payment deadline within 30 days will have their applications terminated.
The moratorium, effective immediately, aims to regulate the expansion of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), institutions while ensuring quality and sustainability.
