Kaduna Polytechnic

Kaduna Polytechnic
TypePublic
Established1956 (1956)
RectorDr. Suleiman Umar
Students15,000 (2011)
Location
Kaduna South LGA
,
Kaduna State
,
Nigeria Nigeria

10°31′23″N 7°24′50″E / 10.523°N 7.414°E / 10.523; 7.414
Campus
Websitewww.kadunapoly.edu.ng
Kaduna Polytechnic student bus
Statistic Department building

Kaduna Polytechnic is one of the earliest polytechnics in Nigeria, located in Tudun Wada area of Kaduna South local government of Kaduna state, North-Western Nigeria.

History

It was established in 1956 as Kaduna Technical Institute after the British Government accepted the upgrading of Yaba Higher College (now Yaba College of Technology) to a technical institute and also proposed the establishment of technical institutes in Kaduna and Enugu through the recommendation of the Higher Education Commission. The Board of Governors of Kaduna Polytechnic was set up in 1991, with representatives of eleven state governments, universities, rectors. The board is responsible for the supervision and control of the school. They are called the Governing Council.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Management". Kaduna Polytechnic. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Sacking of Kadpoly Rector". The Nigerian Voice. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "About the Polytechnic". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kadpoly | History". www.kadunapoly.edu.ng. Retrieved 4 February 2022.