THE House of Representatives has vowed to take necessary steps in order to address the challenge arising from the non-implementation of Presidential directives to remove universities and other tertiary institutions from IPPIS.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Honourable Abubakar Fulata, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education, made this known when the committee met with the conference of Vice Chancellor in Abuja on Wednesday.
Fulata said the committee is determined to tackle any issue that would affect the smooth running of the universities across the country.
He noted that President Bola Tinubu had listened to them and approve the removal of universities and other tertiary institutions from IPPIS.
He said that the President also reconstituted the councils and boards for higher institutions as well as recent approval of 50 per cent subsidy on electricity tariff for hospitals and tertiary institutions.
Fulata said that he was optimistic that the issue of non-implementation of the President’s directive on IPPIS would be addressed.
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