The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has approved a one-year moratorium on new applications for polytechnics and monotechnics, effective immediately.
This decision was disclosed in a statement issued by the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, on Thursday in Kaduna.
However, health institutions are exempt from the moratorium due to ongoing challenges with low enrollment.
Bugaje explained that the moratorium means all new applications for polytechnics and monotechnics will be suspended for the next 12 months.
Institutions that are currently undergoing assessment will still be required to pay specific fees in order to continue the registration process.
He stated, “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.”
Furthermore, applicants have 30 days to pay these fees. Failure to meet this deadline will lead to the termination of the registration process.
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“New health institutions, which are exempted from the moratorium, will pay the same fees as Monotechnics for registration,” Bugaje clarified.
The objective of the moratorium, according to the NBTE Executive Secretary, is to ensure that tertiary Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions are properly populated within their approved carrying capacities.
