By Sodiq Adelakun The Rector of the Ogun State Institute of Technology (OGITECH), Igbesa, Dr Abiodun Oluseye, has cautioned against the growing calls to upgrade Nigerian polytechnics into degree-awarding institutions. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the institution’s 6th…
The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education says it is prepared to support improved funding for the polytechnic education sub-sector to enhance its performance. The Chairman of the committee, Mr Fuad Laguda, gave the assurance…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has adopted the National Minimum Tolerable score for admission into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education as 140, 100 and 100 respectively. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this at the 2023…
Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Federal Government on Monday directed all Polytechnics in the country to shut down until after the polls. Recall that the federal government had earlier issued a similar directive for the closure of all…
There was a dichotomy between Higher National Diploma (HND) holders and university degree graduates. University graduates were rated above their polytechnic counterparts at any meeting point to the dissatisfaction of the latter. The narration was expected to change when a…
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has said the ministry is targeting the release of the N15 billion for the revitalisation of facilities in the public polytechnics in Nigeria, review of the Scheme of Service as well as resolve…
