Reps pledge collaboration to reposition polytechnic sector The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education has pledged closer collaboration with the institutions to address longstanding challenges confronting them. Speaking at the resumed budget defence of federal polytechnics in the country, chairman of the committee, Fuad Laguda, described polytechnics as indispensable to Nigeria’s industrial and technological aspirations. Laguda acknowledged the contributions of the polytechnics to middle-level manpower development in the country which he said has remained critical to national growth. He stressed the need for sustained investment in the polytechnic system, stressing that “the country’s quest for technological advancement cannot be achiev...