Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMinna) is a Federal Government owned University located in

Minna Minna is a city in the Middle Belt of Nigeria. It is the capital city of Niger State, one of Nigeria's 36 federal states. Its original two major ethnic groups are the Gbagyi and the Nupe peoples. History Archaeological evidence suggests ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. FUT Minna specialises in technological education and offers

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and

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in various technology-related fields. The University is a designated Centre of Excellence in

Biotechnology Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and Engineering Science, engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists ...

and

Genetic Engineering Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology. It is a set of Genetic engineering techniques, technologies used to change the genet ...

and has a core competence in the development of

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and drugs, and also small arms design in partnership with the Armed Forces of Nigeria. FUT Minna was founded in 1983, and the first

Vice-Chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nati ...

was Professor J.O. Ndagi who served from 1983 to 1990. The governing bodies are the Council and the Senate. Primarily, the University took over the facilities of the former Government Teachers' College Bosso, for use permanently. This site now serves as the Bosso Campus of the University. The main campus ''Gidan Kwano'' which is situated on 10,650 hectares of land is located along the

- Kataeregi - Bida Road. The Institution is listed in the ''Guide to Higher Education in Africa'', ''Association of African Universities'' and the ''International Association of Universities, 1999''.

Library

The University Library was established in 1984 and is known as the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Library. The library is subscribed to many

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with over 80,000 collections of printed books, journals and other materials to enhance teaching, learning and research in the university community. The Information technology service unit has over 350 computers with internet connectivity that provide access to electronic resources. The present University Librarian is Dr. Katamba Abubakar Saka. The main library has the following units: * Circulation Unit * Serial unit * Government document unit * Thesis unit * E-Library unit * Digital Library *

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units The branch library is located in Bosso Campus for supporting services such as Reference service and the library is called Auwal Ibrahim Library. All these units are grouped into three departments for effective services.

Faculties

As of 2018 the university has 10 schools (faculties): * School of Agriculture and Agriculture Technology. * School of Electrical Engineering and Technology. * School of Infrastructure, Process Engineering and Technology. * School of Innovative Technology. Formerly, School of Entrepreneurship and Management Technology. * School of Environmental Technology. * School of Life Sciences. * School of

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. * School of

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. * School of Science and Technology Education. * School of Post Graduate Studies.

Centres

* Centre for Preliminary and Extra Mural Studies (CPES) * Centre of Excellence in Disaster

Risk Management Risk management is the identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks, followed by the minimization, monitoring, and control of the impact or probability of those risks occurring. Risks can come from various sources (i.e, Threat (sec ...

and Developmental Studies, operated by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). * Centre for

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and Freshwater Resources, which is associated with the Federal Ministry of Environment, a node of the Global Institute for Bio Exploration (Rutgers University, NJ, USA) * Centre for Human Settlements and

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(CHSUD) associated with the UN Human Settlements programme. * Directorate of Research and Development (DRID). * Centre fo
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
(CGEB). * Centre for Open Distance and

e-Learning Educational technology (commonly abbreviated as edutech, or edtech) is the combined use of computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice to facilitate learning and teaching. When referred to with its abbreviation, "EdTech" ...

(CODeL). * West African Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapter Land Use (WASCAL). * Africa Centre of Excellence for

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and Food Safety

Affiliations

Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria.

Recreation and sports

As part of its overall fitness program, the university includes a floodlit sports arena on both campuses, athletics cinder tracks, badminton indoor courts, basketball courts, table tennis facilities, volleyball courts, football pitches, a fitness gymnasium, extensive pedestrian walkways, a 9-hole golf course and a student recreation centre. The student-run radio station Search FM 92.3 Campus radio started official transmission in August 2010. Unfortunately, the radio station was gutted by fire in 2013. As of now, the radio station has a new building and a fully equipped studio which was commissioned in 2014 by the Vice Chancellor. File:FUT.Minna S.I.C.T 04.jpg, The School of Information and Communication Technology (S.I.C.T) File:FUT.Minna Senate building 01.jpg, The Senate Building (main administrative hub) File:FUT.Minna School of Environmental technology 46.jpg, Entrance into the School of Environmental Technology building File:FUT.Minna Library GK 39.jpg, The University Library File:FUT.Minna campus grounds 38.jpg, The walkway leading to the library File:FUT.Minna School of Agric Technology.jpg, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology File:FUT.Minna Hostel Back View.jpg, Students hostel File:FUT.Minna School of Environmental 41.jpg, The School of Environmental Technology

Vice-Chancellors

* Prof. Jonathan O. Ndagi (1983-1990) * Prof. Suleyman O. Adeyemi (1990-1994) * Prof. Ibrahim H. Umar (1994-1997) * Prof. Muhammad A. Daniyan (1997-2002) * Prof. Hamman Sa'ad (2002-2007) * Prof. Muhammed S. Audu (2007-2012) * Prof. Musbau A. Akanji (2012-2017) * Prof. Abdullahi Bala (2017-2022) * Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta (2022 - till date)

Notable alumni

Daniel Etim Effiong Daniel Etim Effiong, also Daniel Etim-Effiong is a Nigerian Nollywood actor and film director. Life and education He was born in Jaji, Kaduna State, Nigeria and had lived in Benin City, Edo State; Lagos State and Abuja. His dad was in the Niger ...

, Actor, filmmaker * Kemi Adesoye, Screenwriter * Michael Akanji, Sexual Health and Rights Advocate

References

External links

* {{authority control Technological universities in Nigeria Education in Niger State 1983 establishments in Nigeria Universities and colleges established in 1983 Federal universities of Nigeria Science and technology in Nigeria