Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Despite the seven-year moratorium on the establishment of new federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, the House of Representatives at plenary on Tuesday approved the establishment of four new universities in Borno, Imo, Kaduna and Kano States.

This followed the adoption of reports on four bills, laid for consideration by the Chairman, House Committee on University Education, Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa).

The bills include an Act to repeal the Federal Polytechnic, Kaduna Act and establish the Federal University of Technology, Kaduna.

A bill for an Act to repeal the Nigerian Army University, Biu, (Act 2020) and enact the Federal University, Biu, Borno State.

Also, a bill for an Act to establish ...