Lagos City Polytechnic

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| name = Lagos City Polytechnic

| type = Private

| established = 1990

| accreditation = National Board for Technical Education

| city = Ikeja, Lagos state

| country = Nigeria

| website = https://lagoscitypolytechnic.edu.ng/

}}

Lagos City Polytechnic is a privately owned polytechnic in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. It provides National Diploma courses in Accountancy, Banking & Finance and Business Studies.{{cite web

|url=http://www.lagoscitypolytechnic.net/lcp_pages.php?site_id=4

|title=For Prospective Students

|publisher=Lagos City Polytechnic

|accessdate=2010-03-27}}

The Lagos City Computer College is affiliated with the polytechnic.{{cite web

|url = http://www.lagoscitycomputercollege.com/pages.php?page_id=1&site_id=1

|title = Welcome To Lagos City Computer College

|publisher = Lagos City Computer College

|accessdate = 2010-03-27

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The polytechnic is recognized by the National Board for Technical Education.{{cite web

|url=http://www.nbte.gov.ng/institutions.html

|publisher=National Board for Technical Education

|title=Private Polytechnics

|accessdate=2010-03-27

|archive-date=15 December 2017

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215044312/http://www.nbte.gov.ng/institutions.html

|url-status=dead

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The polytechnic was established in 1990 by Engineer Babatunde Odufuwa as the first private tertiary educational institution in Nigeria.{{cite web

|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200903050925.html

|title= Lagos City Poly President Counsels Govt, Graduands On Creativity

|work=Vanguard

|author=Olubusuyi Adenipekun

|date=5 March 2009

|accessdate=2010-03-27}}

It gained official recognition in 1995.{{cite book

|page=64

|title=Private Higher Education and Public Policy in Africa: a Contrasting Case of Nigeria and Botswana

|date=13 April 2024

|publisher=Cuvillier Verlag

|isbn=978-3-86727-821-8}}

In December 2002 the polytechnic held its second convocation ceremony, where about 300 students received Higher Diplomas or National Diplomas.{{cite web

|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200212120210.html

|title=Lagos City Polytechnic Convocates 300 Students

|work=ThisDay

|author=Mary Ekah

|date=11 December 2002

|accessdate=2010-03-27}}

The institution was criticized in 2006 by a Sunday Sun reporter who found lax admission procedures and inadequate staff.{{cite web

|url=http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=7313

|title=Untold story of a private polytechnic

|date=26 April 2006

|author=Emmanuel Mayah

|work=Online Nigeria