{"id":1566,"date":"2022-04-07T14:40:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=1566"},"modified":"2022-04-07T14:40:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:40:18","slug":"senate-passes-bill-to-establish-federal-university-of-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/senate-passes-bill-to-establish-federal-university-of-transportation\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Passes Bill to Establish Federal University of Transportation."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Senate on Wednesday, April 6 has passed the bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Transportation in Daura, Katsina State. This decision came as a result of a report by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND at the plenary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Chairman of the Committee, Sen. 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