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The Senate on Wednesday, passed the bill for establishment of Nigeria Steel University, Ajaokuta, Kogi. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND at plenary on Wednesday. The Senate also passed the Agricultural Research Council Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021; and the Federal Medical Centre Mubi, Adamawa State (Establishment) Bill, 2021. Sen. Sam Egwu (PDP-Ebonyi) presented the report of the Committee on behalf of the Chairman, Sen. Ahmed Kaita. [ALSO READ] Afaka 39: Parents deny paying N800,000 for student’s release He said that the Nigeria Steel University, when established, would provide the required manpower needs of the country in the areas of metallurgical and technological advancement. ....
Chairman of the Committee, Senator Yahaya Ibrahim Oloriegbe, spoke at a public hearing on a Bill titled: “Federal Medical Centre, Mubi, Adamawa State (Establishment) Bill, 2021” in Abuja. He faulted the conversion of the PTF to a steering committee on COVID-19 while reacting to the submission of the Ministry of Health on Senate Bills seeking to establish and upgrade existing healthcare facilities to tertiary institutions. Tit for tat The Ministry had, in its memorandum to the Committee, faulted moves by the Senate to upgrade a general hospital in Mubi, Adamawa State to a Federal Medical Centre (FMC), saying there was already a teaching hospital in the state. ....