Federal College of Dental Technology, Enugu upgraded to University of Allied Health Sciences

President Bola Tinubu has directed the upgrade of the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu, to a full-fledged University of Allied Health Sciences.  This move, according to a statement on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, is part of the President’s dedicated efforts to build robust human resources for the health and social welfare sector. The Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy in Enugu will now be known as the Federal University of Allied Health Sciences, Enugu, and will be domiciled under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. The presidential directive came at a time when President Tinubu, who doubles as the African Union (AU) Champion for Human Resources for Health, is set to train 120,000 frontline health workers nationwide within 16 months and to double the number of primary health facilities in local communities across all local government areas of the federation from 8,800 presently to over 17,000 over the next three years.