POLYTECHNICS IN NIGERIA
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Polytechnics play a vital role in the educational, scientific and technological progress of Nigeria. They are established to train and produce the technical manpower necessary for the execution of the Nation’s development plans, goals and strategies. This is a role which they have effectively played since the establishment of the first polytechnic, Yaba College of Technology, in 1947.
The 72 existing and growing polytechnics in Nigeria, (currently made up of 22 federal, 38 State and 12 privately owned polytechnics) offer courses in the arts, sciences, technology and engineering disciplines.
The polytechnics offer a two year course of study leading to the award of the National Diploma (ND). After this, students are expected to go for a one year industrial attachment to enable them acquire requisite on the job and practical experience before proceeding to the Higher National Diploma (HND) programme. The HND programme also runs for two years. At the end of the HND programme, successful candidates proceed to the one year mandatory National Youth Service Corp scheme.
To assist desiring individuals who for one reason or the other could not make it into the regular programme, most of the polytechnics run part time programme. These part time programmes takes three years to complete each of the normal two year duration.
The polytechnics are under the purview of the National Board for Technical Education. This Board, the NBTE, established by law (National Board for Technical Education Act 9 of January 1977) approves the setting up of each polytechnic, regulates the courses, and also sets the minimum standards on admission, teaching and infrastructure.
The head of each polytechnic is known as Rector.
Each polytechnic is organized into schools or colleges (sometimes also called faculties) and departments. A school is made up of courses or disciples of same root and is headed by a Director of Studies (and sometimes Dean). For instance, the School of Technology at the Yaba College of Technology is made up four (4) courses and departments. A Department is a course of study, for instance, Accountancy, and is generally headed by a Head of Department (HOD).
Each of the polytechnics also has what is known as Academic Board. This serves as the administrative council and is headed by the Rector. Each polytechnic often have an eminent person from the society who plays the role of Chairman of the institution. He is called Chairman of the Governing Council. Such individuals are often not from the academia but may be a technocrat, a traditional ruler or a diplomat and are appointed by the Government in the case of government polytechnics. The governing council is generally made up of the Chairman, the Rector, the representative of NBTE, the Registrar, the representative of the ministry of education and other members. This council serves as the policy and oversight body of the institution.
They may also have a visitor. This is the proprietor of the school. In the case of Federal polytechnics the visitor is the President; Governor in the case of State owned polytechnics and the Owner in the case of privately owned polytechnics.
Admission into a polytechnic is through applying and writing the Universal Matriculation Tertiary Examination (UMTE) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB). Please see the menu ADMISSION REQUIRMENTS for requirements to be admitted to the polytechnics.
Following is the list of courses offered in Nigerian polytechnics.
PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE IN NIGERIAN POLYTECHNICS AND SIMILAR TERTIARY TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS AS AT JANUARY 2009.
The underlisted programmes are offered at the National Diploma (ND), Higher National Diploma (HND) and Post-HND levels
AGRICULTURE AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY
Agricultural Engineering Technology
Agricultural Extension and Management
Agricultural Technology (General Agriculture)
Animal Health & Production Technology
Animal Health Technology
Animal Production Technology
Crop Production Technology
Fisheries Technology
Forestry Technology
Horticulture & Landscape Technology
Pest Management Technology
Soil Science & Technology
Wild Life Management
Wood and Paper Technology
ART, DESIGN AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY
Art and Industrial Design
Fashion Design and Clothing Technology
Printing Technology
Music Technology
BUSINESS AND RELATED STUDIES
Business Administration and Management
Bilingual Secretarial Studies
Cooperative Economics and Management
Human Resources Management
Local Government Studies
Maritime Transport and Business Studies
Marketing
Office Technology & Management
Petroleum Marketing & Business Studies
Production and Operations Management
Public Administration
Purchasing and Supply
Social Development
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Aircraft Engineering Technology
Boat and Ship Building Engineering Technology
Chemical Engineering Technology
Civil Engineering Technology
Computer Engineering Technology
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology
Foundry Technology
Geological Engineering Technology
Industrial Maintenance Engineering Technology
Industrial Safety and Environmental Engineering Technology
Marine Engineering Technology
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Mechatronics
Metallurgy
Mineral Processing Engineering Technology
Mineral Resources Engineering Technology
Mining Engineering Technology
Petroleum Engineering Technology
Petroleum and Gas Processing Engineering Technology
Welding and Fabrication Engineering Technology
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STUDIES
Architectural Technology
Building Technology
Estate Management
Quantity Surveying
Surveying & Geo-informatics
Urban and Regional Planning
FINANCE AND RELATED STUDIES
Accountancy
Banking and Finance
Insurance
HEALTH AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY
Community Health
Dental Technology
Dental Therapy
Environmental Health Technology
Health Information Management
Prosthetics & Orthotics Technology
Public Health Nursing
HOSPITALITY AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY
Hospitality Management
Home & Rural Economics
Nutrition and Dietetics
ND Leisure & Tourism Management
INFORMATION STUDIES
Library & Information Science
Mass Communication
POST-HND (FULL PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA)
Building Technology
Civil Engineering Technology
Chemical Engineering Technology
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Printing Technology
Surveying and Geo-informatics
Urban and Regional Planning
SCIENCE, COMPUTING AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY
Ceramic Technology
Computer Science
Food Technology
Geological Technology
Glass Technology
Leather Technology
Nautical Science
Pharmaceutical Technology
Polymer Technology
Pre-ND Science & Technology
Science Laboratory Technology
Statistics
Textile Technology
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Below is the current list of polytechnics broken down by type of ownership.
FEDERAL POLYTECHNICS IN NIGERIA
--- S/N, NAME AND LOCATION
1. Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana-Afikpo, Ebonyi State.
2. Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State
3. Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti. Ado – Ekiti, Ekti State
4. Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Bauchi, Bauchi State
5. Federal Polytechnic, Bida Bida, Niger State
6. Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu, Damaturu, Yobe State
7. Federal Polytechnic, Ede Ede, Osun State
8. Federal Polytechnic, Idah Idah, Kogi State.
9. Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ilaro, Ogun State.
10. Fed. Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State.
11. Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Mubi, Adamawa State
12. Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, Nasarawa, Nasarawa State.
13. Federal Polytechnic, Nekede Nekede, Near Owerri, Imo State
14. Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Offa, Kwara State.
15. Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Oko, Anambra State.
16. Hussaini Adamu Fed Poly. Kazaure, Jigawa State
17. Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna. Kaduna, Kaduna State.
18. Waziri Umaru Fed Poly, Birnin Kebbi, Kebi State
19. Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos State
20. Federal Polytechnic, Bali, Bali, Taraba State
21. Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, Ekowe, Bayelsa State
22. Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Effurun, Delta State.
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STATE POLYTECHNICS IN NIGERIA
S/N, NAME AND ADDRESS
1. Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata – Mafara, Zamfara State.
2. Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State.
3. Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi, Bauchi State.
4. Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola, Adamawa State.
5. Akwa-Ibom State College of Art and Science, Numkum, Akwa Ibom State.
6. Akwa-Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Akwa Ibom State.
7. Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Benue State.
8. Delta State Polytechnic, Ogharra Oghara, Delta State.
9. Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro Ozoro, Delta State
10. Delta State Polytechnic, Ugwashi-Uku Ugwashi Uku, Delta State.
11. Edo State Institute of Management and Technology, Usen, Edo State.
12. Gateway ICT Institute, Itori, Itori – Ewekoro, ogun State.
13. Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Igbesa, Igbesa, Ogun State.
14. Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, Saapade, Ogun State.
15. Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina, Katsina State.
16. Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwu, Imo State.
17. Institute of Management. & Technology Enugu, Enugu State.
18. Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse, Jigawa State.
19. Kano State Polytechnic, Kano, Kano State.
20. Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Kogi State.
21. Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State.
22. Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Lagos State.
23. Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
24. Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia, Nasarawa State.
25. Niger State Polytechnic, Zungeru, Nigeri State.
26. Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna State.
27. Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, Osun State.
28. Osun State Polytechnic, Iree. Iree, Osun State.
29. Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi, Plateau State.
30. Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Borno State.
31. Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori, Rivers State.
32. Rivers State College of Arts and Science, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
33. Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State.
34. Sokoto State Polytechnic, Sokoto, Sokoto State.
35. Taraba State Polytechnic, Jalingo. Jalingo, Taraba State.
36. The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State.
37. The Polytechnic, Ijebu Igbo Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State.
38. Yobe State Polytechnic, Geidam, Yobe State.
PRIVATE POLYTECHNICS IN NIGERIA
S/N, NAME AND ADDRESS
1. Allover Central Polytechnic, Sango-Ota, Ogun State.
2. Crown Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
3. Dorben Polytechnic, Bwari, Abuja
4. Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko, Benue State.
5. Grace Polytechnic, Surulere, Lagos State.
6. Interlink Polytechnic
7. Lagos City Polytechnic, Ikeja. Ikeja, Lagos State.
8. Lighthouse Polytechnic,
9. Our Saviour Institute of Science Agric and Technology, Enugu. Enugu, Enugu State.
10. Ronik Polytechnic, Lagos. Lagos, Lagos State.
11. Universal College of Technology, Ile-Ife, Osun State. Ile-Ife, Osun State.
12. Wolex Polytechnic, Ikeja, Lagos State. Ikeja, Lagos State.
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