Nigeria: Govt Upgrades Moshood Abiola Polytechnic

The Federal Government has approved the upgrade of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic to Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology, Abeokuta. The Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Rasheed Abubakar, while issuing the letter to Governor Ibikunle Amosun in Abuja yesterday said the university is the 45th state university and 153rd university in the country.

He said, "If Nigeria is to survive, we have no option than to lay less emphasis on natural resources and lay more emphasis on knowledge industries, this is where we are leading a standard revolution of saving this country and giving it the prestige and credibility it requires."

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