The present Kogi State administration has also completed and inaugurated what has been described as the most modern vocational and technological training institute in Nigeria. The Nigeria-Korea Friendship Institute of Vocational Training and Advanced Technology, a joint project by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Kogi State Government, is seen as a game changer in technical and vocation educational training (TVET) in Nigeria.
The State Governor, Captain Idris Wada described the Nigeria-Korea Friendship Institute of Vocational and Advanced Technology as a model for technical and technological training that is equipped to produce the best technical manpower to support industrial revolution in Kogi State, Nigeria and indeed the whole of Africa.
The Governor who noted that the institute will broaden the technological skills of the youths in electrical engineering, automobile engineering, welding and fabrication, and information and communication technology said the successful completion of the project was the result of the political will and commitment of the government based on the understanding of the value of the project to the people of Kogi State.
