President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to a bill upgrading the Federal Polytechnic, Kaduna, to the Federal University of Technology and Vocational Studies, Kaduna.
The development was announced on Friday, October 16, 2026, by Daniel Amos, the member representing Jema’a/Sanga Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.
The new university is expected to expand access to higher education, strengthen technical and vocational training, and create opportunities for specialised degree programes.
The change is also intended to improves research, skills acquisition and practical training for students preparing to enter Nigeria’s workforce.
The development has attracted commendation from the member representing Jema’a/ Sanga Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Daniel Amos, who praised the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, for sponsoring and pursuing the legislation to its successful passage.
Amos, who chaired the House Committee on House Services, described the transformation of the polytechnic into a university as a historic milestone for Kaduna State and Nigeria’s educational development.
In a statement on Friday, the lawmaker said Abbas had demonstrated purposeful leadership and commitment to education by initiating and pursuing the bill despite his demanding responsibilities as Speaker of the House.
“Speaker Tajudeen’s leadership on this bill demonstrates purposeful commitment to education and national development”, Amos said.
The legislation repeals the exiting law establishing the Federal Polytechnic Kaduna, and provides for its replacement with the new federal university.
Amos commended President Tinubu for granting presidential assent to the legislation, alongside the bill establishing the Federal University of Technology and Vocational Studies, Yaba, Lagos, both sponsored by the Speaker.
He described President Tinubu’s action as a demonstration of his administration’s commitment to educational reforms and human capital development under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Amos congratulated the people of Kaduna State, as well as the management, staff and students of the former Federal Polytechnic, Kaduna, on the institution’s elevation, expressing optimism that the new university would expand access to degree programmes, strengthen research and innovation, and improve graduates’ employability through technology-driven and vocationally oriented education.
The conversion is expected to create opportunities to expanded academic programmes, increased research activities and stronger links between higher education and industry, particularly in technical and vocational fields.
