The Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology is a higher education institute located on

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. It is a monotechnic approved by the

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. The College was originally known as the Federal School of Fisheries, established in 1969 as a vocational training institute for Nigeria's in-shore

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. It was upgraded to a technological institution in 1992. The college offers courses in fisheries technology, general science,

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, nautical science and Maritime Transport and Business Management. It has two hostels, accommodating about 450 students. The college is headed by a provost who reports the

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. In February 2009 Samuel Azikwe Zelibe, former head of the Fisheries Department of

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, was appointed provost. In January 2010 the provost warned that despite the N74 million government allocation and a N37.4 million

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grant last year, the college had scarcely enough funding to cover basic needs, let alone upgrade facilities and purchase a training vessel. He said more money was needed to develop a Fishery Technology laboratory, raise buildings and build roads. The college fronts Victoria Beach, which is rapidly eroding. When the building was commissioned in May 1993 the beach was about wide. Two years later, waves had reached to within a few meters of the foundation of the buildings, forcing construction of a protective

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1969 establishments in Nigeria Educational institutions established in 1969 Universities and colleges in Lagos Victoria Island, Lagos Agricultural universities and colleges in Nigeria Fishing in Nigeria Federal universities of Nigeria {{Nigeria-university-stub

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