The House Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education has approved the budget performance reports of federal polytechnics across the country.
This was just as the committee raised concerns over compliance lapses and staffing at the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), during a budget defense session attended by rectors and other top officials of federal polytechnics in Abuja.
Chairman of the Committee Rep. Kayode Laguda, while pledging closer collaboration with the institutions to address longstanding challenges confronting the sector, described polytechnics as indispensable to Nigeria’s industrial and technological aspirations.
The Panel however mandated the Registrar of the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), Mr. Adebayo Adegbiji, to submit all outstanding relevant documents within seven days.
Responding, Adegbiji assured the committee of the council’s commitment and capacity to fulfil its constitutional mandate, emphasizing that the CPN is empowered to regulate and accredit private organizations operating within the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.
