{"id":59803,"date":"2025-01-22T12:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T12:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=59803"},"modified":"2025-01-22T12:54:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T12:54:01","slug":"fg-approves-polytechnic-for-gwarinpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/01\/22\/fg-approves-polytechnic-for-gwarinpa\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Approves Polytechnic for Gwarinpa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Ade Iyamoye<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government has approved the establishment of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) Federal Polytechnic in Gwarinpa, Abuja, marking a significant milestone in its drive to boost technological, vocational, and entrepreneurial education across the country.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter dated January 9, 2025, addressed to the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, outlined the government&#8217;s decision, emphasizing its alignment with the National Policy on Education, which mandates the establishment of at least one federal polytechnic in every state.<\/p>\n<p>The FCT Minister has been tasked with suggesting suitable locations for the polytechnic&#8217;s temporary and permanent campuses within Gwarinpa. A technical team from the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) is set to inspect the proposed sites to ensure they meet the requirements for approval.<\/p>\n<p>In a bid to fast-track the institution\u2019s takeoff, Dr. Alausa hinted at the possibility of repurposing existing tertiary institutions, should the FCT administration deem it feasible.<\/p>\n<p>The establishment of the BAT Federal Polytechnic is expected to transform Gwarinpa into a hub for skills development, innovation, and entrepreneurship, enhancing Abuja&#8217;s reputation as a center for educational excellence and contributing to national development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ade Iyamoye The Federal Government has approved the establishment of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) Federal Polytechnic in Gwarinpa, Abuja, marking a significant milestone in its drive to boost technological, vocational, and entrepreneurial education across the country. In a letter dated January 9, 2025, addressed to the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":59804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177,172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-59803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59805,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59803\/revisions\/59805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}