June 20, (THEWILL) – Nigerian Aviation Minister of Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, said the Federal Government has acquired Zaria Hotels in Kaduna State, as an annex to the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), in Zaria.
Keyamo, who disclosed this on Wednesday, in Zaria, after a familiarisation tour of the institution, said the hotels will be converted to classrooms and hostels for NCAT.
“The landmass we have here is enough for expansion, so the potential for the college, in terms of expansion, is great. But, in spite of that, we have also acquired Zaria Hotels as an annexure to the college. We want to add to the facilities on the ground”, he said.
The minister assured the management of the college that the government would keep working on areas that needed improvement.
On reports that the college’s fire simulator and other facilities are to be relocated elsewhere, the minister said there was no such plan.
“There is nothing like that; if we do it, where are we going to take it? NCAT is the training hub for the aviation industry; mischief-makers are spreading the rumour,” said Keyamo.
In his remark, the acting rector of NCAT, Joseph Imalighwe, commended the minister for the visit and support for the college.
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