The Vice Chancellor, Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State, Professor Salawu Sadiku says six engineering courses will be introduced into the next academic calendar of the institution.
He disclosed this while defending the institutions 2022 budget before the house standing committee on education science and technology at the assembly complex in Lokoja.
Professor Sadiku appreciated the state legislature and executive for their cooperation in ensuring the smooth running of the university.
He said although students accommodation was a challenge in view of the insecurity but would do its best to ensure students are accommodated either in the school premises or around the university environment.
Similarly, the rector kogi state polytechnic lokoja, Doctor Usman Ogbo says the education trust fund projects in the institution are near completion.
He stated this at the 2022 budget defence of his institution before the house committee on education science and technology in lokoja.
He said the institution’s major focus in the next fiscal year would be on accreditation of the engineering courses at itapke.
He maintained that the polytechnic has shifted to e-governance and making quality assurance its watch word.
Other agencies that also defended their 2022 budgets include, the state universal basic education board, kogi state college of education technical kabba, college of education ankpa and kogi state school of health sciences idah.