The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has implemented a one-year moratorium on new applications for polytechnics and monotechnics, citing the need to regulate enrollment capacity. However, health institutions are exempt due to low enrollment rates.
According to the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, the suspension takes immediate effect, though institutions currently under assessment must pay specific fees to proceed. Polytechnics awaiting approval must pay an application fee of N4 million and N2 million per program, while monotechnics must pay N2 million and N1 million per program.
Applicants have 30 days to meet payment deadlines or risk termination of the registration process. The move aims to ensure that technical and vocational education institutions maintain appropriate student populations within their approved capacities.
He said, “Polytechnics awaiting ministerial approval will be required to pay an application fee of N4 million and a processing fee of N2 million per programme of study.
“Monotechnics, on the other hand, will pay an application fee of N2 million and a processing fee of N1 million per programme of study.
“Applicants have 30 days to pay these fees, failure to which will result in the termination of the registration process.
“New health institutions, which are exempted from the moratorium, will pay the same fees as Monotechnics for registration.”
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