Even when existing 100 federal universities are daily crying for funding,the Senate Tuesday passed a law establishing three more federal universities in the country.
The universities are to be cited in Taraba,Delta and Edo states.
Senators rate 9th National Assembly took the decision as part of their assessment of the mid term performance of the government.
The bills are Federal University of Science and Technology Lau, Taraba State, Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Aboh, Delta State and City University of Technology Auchi, Edo State.
The passage of the bills followed the consideration and adoption of three separate reports by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.
Senator Sandy Onuh, in his presentation on behalf of the Chairman of the Committee, Ahmad Babba Kaita, said the Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Aboh, Delta State, would offer graduates knowledge in research to improve on agricultural extension and general agricultural practices.
In another presentation on the report of the Conference Committee on the establishment of City University of Technology, Auchi, Onuh said the Senate and House of Representatives met and deliberated on the two versions of the bill.
According to him, it has been resolved that the harmonised version be adopted by each of the two chambers of the National Assembly for approval.
