Senate Passes Bill to Establish University of Medical Sciences & Biomedical Technology Across the Country.

A bill seeking to establish a Federal University of Medical Sciences and Biomedical Technology across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria has been passed by the senate. The bill was passed during plenary on Tuesday, April 5, due to a report by the Committee on Health in secondary schools and Tertiary institution.

The chairman of the Committee, Senator Yahaya Oloriegbe (Kwara Central), during his presentation said the establishment of the University in the six zones of the country would serve as a means to cover the gap in the shortage of students aspiring to study Medicine and Allied Sciences in Nigeria.

Sen. Oloriegbe further explained that the institutions, when established would supply the needed manpower in the healthcare sector as well as in medical science research and production of pharmaceutical products in the country and would also create more employment opportunities.

The Federal University of Medical Sciences and Biomedical Technology bill was passed by the chamber after a clause-by-clause consideration of the report on it by the senate Committee.