SchChat - School | Federal Polytechnic Bauchi (FPTB)

Descriptions

The Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi is one of the seven Polytechnics established by the Federal Military Government under Decree No. 33 of July, 1979. The Decree stipulates the functions of the Polytechnic to be as follows:- To provide full-time or part-time courses of instruction and training in Technology, Applied Science, Commerce and Management and in such other fields of applied learning relevant to the needs of the development of Nigeria in the areas of Industrial and Agricultural production and distribution and for research in the development and adaptation of techniques as the Council may from time to time determine. To arrange conferences, seminars and study groups relative to the fields of learning specified above and To perform such other functions as in the opinion of the Council may serve to promote the objects of the Polytechnic. The Polytechnic started skeletal work in May 1979. However, academic activities actually took off on 22nd November, 1979 with an initial student population of 245 registered in eleven departments. Apart from those admitted for the introductory course, all the other students were admitted for the 4-year Nigerian National Diploma (NND) Programme.