Abdu Gusau Polytechnic is a State government polytechnic located in
Talata Mafara, Zamfara State, Nigeria.
History
The polytechnic was established in 1992 after the former Governor of
Sokoto State
Sokoto State (Hausa: Jihar Sokoto Fula: Leydi Sokoto 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤠𞤧𞤮𞥅𞤳𞤮𞥅𞤼𞤮𞥅) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country on the national border with the Niger, Republic o ...
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Yahaya Abdulkarim
Malam Yahaya Abdulkarim (born 21 August 1944) is a Nigerian politician who was governor of Sokoto State, between January 1992 and November 1993, during General Ibrahim Babangida's attempted transition to democracy.
After the return to democracy i ...
signed a bill that established the 'Talata Mafara Polythecnic'.
The Sokoto state government renamed the Polytechnic to 'Abdu Gusau Polytechnic' in February, 1995. This was done in honor of the late Engineer
Abdu Gusau who died in November, 1994, in recognition of his contribution to the development of the State. Zamfara state of Nigeria was created by a Federal decree in 1996, and this necessitated the relocation of the polytechnic to a new permanent site in Talata Mafara. The Sokoto state government was no longer responsible for it, and it wasn't legally possible to have an institution belonging to Zamfara state located in Sokoto.
Present day
The Polytechnic today, is a fully developed institution with 19 departments, and 2524 students, offering programmes in several fields of study.
The institution currently offers ND's (National Diploma) in courses such as; mass communication, banking & finance, civil law, building engineering, electrical engineering and HND's (Higher National Diploma) in office technology management, business, bio chemistry, computer science and statistics.
See Also
Academic libraries in Nigeria
An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...
References
Polytechnics in Nigeria
Zamfara State
1992 establishments in Nigeria
Educational institutions established in 1992
Public universities in Nigeria
Educational institutions in Nigeria
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