BREAKING: Senate Congratulates People of EPE as Tinubu Approves Creation of New Federal University in Lagos
By: Israel Adeleke
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports as gathered that the Senate, on Thursday, announced that president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the establishment of the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, Lagos State.
OTN News further reports as gathered that the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, who announced this during a plenary on Thursday, November 6, 2025, said that, following the Senate’s transmission of the authenticated copies of the bill, two certified copies were returned with the President’s signature, cementing the university’s establishment.
According to him, the President has signed the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe Establishment Bill 2025 into law.
“It is my honour to announce that the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe establishment bill 2025 has been assented to by Mr President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe establishment has come to stay,” he said, congratulating the people of Epe and Lagos State.
OTN News observes from the information gathered that, Akpabio, who expressed gratitude to the President for, in his words, “opening the doors of education nationwide,” further reinforcing Tinubu’s focus on expanding access to specialized higher education across the country.
OTN News further observes that the bill was sponsored by Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate Leader, and seconded by Oyelola Ashiru, the Deputy Majority Leader.
OTN News, however, observes that Nigeria has about 72 federal universities, 42 federal Polytechnics, and 28 colleges of education, in addition to hundreds of state-owned and private tertiary institutions, as well as specialised schools.
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