Senate upgrades Maritime Academy to University

08 Jul Senate upgrades Maritime Academy to University

The Senate on a Wednesday at plenary passed a bill to upgrade the Maritime Academy, Oron in Akwa-Ibom into a full-fledged University for Maritime Studies.

Also passed was a bill to establish the Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Ogoja, Cross River.

Both bills were passed after the presentation and consideration of two separate reports by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.