The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in Kaduna, Nigeria, has urged the Federal Government to support private technical institutions in rural areas to provide educational opportunities for underprivileged individuals.
Hussaini Musa, a senior programme officer from the NBTE Head office in Kaduna, made this appeal during an evaluation visit to Blessed Martin’s College of Nursing Sciences in Ohatekwe, Amegu Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State with his team.
The visit was initiated by the institution and it was aimed at starting awarding National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND).
Musa highlighted that if the Federal Government could provide financial support to private technical institutions, it would help subsidise school fees, making education more accessible to local communities.
BusinessDay reports that the Evaluation team included the Representatives from both Nursing and General Education sectors, as Musa declared that “the College is ready to proceed.”
“Government institutions are not sufficient on their own. This is why we appreciate the emergence of private institutions like this, which help support the Government in providing education, particularly for our indigent citizens”, he noted.
