Federal Polytechnic, Idah
{{Short description|Polytechnic in Idah, Kogi State, Nigeria}}
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| motto = Technology for Self Reliance
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| established = {{start date|1977}}
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| affiliation = National Board for Technical Education
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| rector = David Baba D, PhD
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| city = {{flagicon|Nigeria}}Idah
| state = Kogi State
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| country = Nigeria
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| campus = Urban
| language = English
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The Federal Polytechnic Idah, formerly Idah College of Technology, is a federal government-owned tertiary institution established in 1977 in Idah, Kogi State.{{cite web | url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/fedpoly-idah-registrar-kidnapped/ | title=FedPoly Idah registrar kidnapped | work=Vanguard | author=Obahopo,Boluwaji | date=3 June 2014 | accessdate=13 September 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.leadership.ng/features/445912/idah-traditional-capital-of-igala-kingdom | title=Idah: Traditional Capital Of Igala Kingdom | work=Leadership Newspaper – Nigeria's Most Influential Newspaper | author=Abah,Adah | date=10 July 2015 | accessdate=13 September 2015}} It is approved by the National Board for Technical Education and it also offers National Diploma and Higher National Diploma courses at undergraduate levels with the aim of “training competitive manpower for development”.{{cite web|url=http://www.federalpolyidah.edu.ng/details.php?page_id=2&site_id=7#7 |title=About Federal Polytechnic Idah |publisher=FedPoly Idah |accessdate=13 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035850/http://www.federalpolyidah.edu.ng/details.php?page_id=2&site_id=7 |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}
Schools
- The Polytechnic now has 50 academic programmes, twenty-five (25) departments constituted into five schools viz:
- School of Business Studies
- School of Engineering
- School of Environmental Studies
- School of Technology
- Administrative and General Studies
Available Courses
The available list of courses offered by Federal Polytechnic Idah include:
- ACCOUNTANCY
- ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY
- BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
- BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT
- CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
- COMPUTER SCIENCE
- ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
- ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND VALUATION
- FOOD TECHNOLOGY
- FOUNDRY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
- HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
- LEISURE AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
- LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
- MARKETING
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
- METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
- OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
- QUANTITY SURVEYING
- SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
- STATISTICS
- SURVEYING AND GEO-INFORMATICS
- URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://fepoda.edu.ng/}}
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Category:Federal polytechnics in Nigeria
Category:1977 establishments in Nigeria
Category:Educational institutions established in 1977
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