The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced a one-year moratorium on new applications for polytechnics and monotechnics.
However, health institutions are exempted from this moratorium due to challenges related to low enrolment.
The information was contained in a statement released on Thursday by Prof. Idris Bugaje, the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
Bugaje said the moratorium, which is effective immediately, halts all new applications for polytechnics and monotechnics for the next 12 months.
He clarified that institutions currently undergoing assessment must pay specific fees to proceed with the registration process.
“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,” Bugaje said.
New health institutions which are exempted from the moratorium will pay the same fees as monotechnics for registration.
The NBTE executive secretary added that the primary goal of this action is to ensure that tertiary Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions operate within their approved capacities.
