Delta State government spend over N2 billion in the phased infrastructural upgrade of state-owned technical colleges

     Over N2 billion has been expended on infrastructural development and equipment purchase by the Delta State government in the phased infrastructural upgrade of state-owned technical colleges at Agbor, Ofagbe, and Sapele.

    The state Commissioner for Basic Education, Chiedu Ebie, who made the disclosure in Asaba recently, explained that this was possible with the state being one of the few states to access the Universal Basic Education Commission funds, provided by the Federal Government, for accelerated basic education.
Ebie added that the government was determined to reposition the seven technical colleges for accelerated technological growth and entrepreneurial education.
   He said that the government was on course to access the 2015 Universal Basic Education Commission funds, following the approval for the release of over N876 billion, by the State Executive Council.
 
Furthermore, the commissioner revealed that the government has established 21 public schools across the state comprising, four public secondary schools, and 17 primary schools.