Four Federal Universities set to Offer Welding Engineering in 2016
The president of the Nigeria Institute of Welding (NIW), Chief Solomon Edebiri has stated that four federal universities in the country will begin offering Welding Engineering from next year.
The four federal universities are University of Benin, Edo State; Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta state; Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State; and Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi State.
According to him, this development is a result of collaboration with the Petroleum Development Fund (PTDF).
He equally added that the availability of competency in welding inspection, Fitting and Machining and Welding Engineering will complete the quality loop needed in welding construction, fabrication and manufacturing.