Kaduna Polytechnic is one of the earliest polytechnics in Nigeria, located at
Tudun Wada area of
Kaduna South
Kaduna South is a Local Government Area in Kaduna Central Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is the town of Makera. Other wards are Barnawa, Tudun wada, Television, Kakuri, Unguwar Muazu, Kabala West, Sabon Gari, Badikko, Unguwar Sanusi and ...
local government of Kaduna state,
North-Western Nigeria. It was established in 1956 as Kaduna Technical Institute after the
British Government
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accepted the upgrading of Yaba Higher College (now
Yaba College of Technology
Yaba College of Technology, popularly known as YABATECH, was founded in 1947, and is Nigeria's first higher educational institution. It is located in Yaba, Lagos. It has a student enrollment of over 16,000.
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) 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 polytechnic offers
National Diploma and
Higher National Diploma
Higher National Diploma (HND), part of the Higher Nationals suite of qualifications, is an academic higher education qualification in the United Kingdom and various other countries. They were first introduced in England and Wales in 1920 alongsi ...
courses at the
undergraduate
Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-lev ...
level. In 2019/2020 academic session the institute will start awarding National Diploma in Railway Engineering Technology as approved by NBTE on 30 January 2020. The board of Governors of Kaduna Polytechnic was set up in 1991, with representative of eleven state governments, universities, rectors. the board is responsible for the supervision and control of the school. they are called the Governing Council.
Isa Kaita Library
The Polytechnic library is known as Isa Kaita Library is equipped with information resources for the support of research, learning of both students and staff. it is located at the main campus in tudun wada Kaduna.
Colleges
* College of Business & Management Studies (CBMS)
* College of Environmental Studies (CES)
* College of Engineering (COE)
* College of Science and Technology (CST)
* College of Administrative Studies and Social Sciences (CASSS)
College of Technical and Vocational Education (CTVE)
Notable alumni
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Frederick Leonard, Nigerian actor.
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Saleh Mamman, Nigerian minister of power
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Panam Percy Paul, Nigerian Gospel Singer
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Rahama Sadau, Nigerian Actress
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Shehu Sani
Shehu Sani (born 29 October 1967) is a Nigerian senator, an author, playwright and a human rights activist. He is the President of the Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria - (CRCN). and the Chairman of Hand-in-Hand, Africa. He was a leading figur ...
, Nigerian Senator and human rights activist
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Musa Halilu Ahmed, Nigerian businessman and politician
See also
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List of polytechnics in Nigeria
This article provides a list of polytechnics in Nigeria, as well as agricultural colleges and other tertiary educational institutes that provide practical training.
It does not include universities or teachers' training institutions.
The polytech ...
References
External links
Official website
Universities and colleges in Kaduna State
1956 establishments in Nigeria
Educational institutions established in 1956
Polytechnics in Nigeria
Public universities in Nigeria
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