Federal Polytechnic, Nekede

Polytechnic in Nigeria

The Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, is a federal government-owned higher education institution located in Nekede, Owerri West local government area, Imo State, south-eastern Nigeria.^[1] It was established on a temporary site at the premise of Government Technical College by the Imo State government in 1978 as the College of Technology, Owerri before it was moved to its present location in Nekede. On April 7, the Polytechnic was changed to a federal government institution and was named "The Federal Polytechnic, Nekede."^[2] The Federal Polytechnic, Nekede offers National Diploma and Higher National Diploma courses at undergraduate levels.^[3]

On October 3, 2018, Rev. Engr. Dr. Michael Arimanwa was installed as the eighth Rector of the Polytechnic and the first alumnus Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Nekede. Rev. Engr. Dr. Micheal Arimanwa is a priest who works in the civil engineering department. He formerly served as the departmental head and as the school of engineering's dean.^[4]

Library

The library supports the teaching and learning process and help students and staff for research purposes.^[5]

Schools/Faculties

Federal Polytechnic, Nekede has seven schools(faculties) of study:

1. School of Engineering Technology(SET),
2. School of Industrial and Applied Science (SIAS),
3. School of Business and Management Technology (SBMT),
4. School of General Studies(SGS),
5. School of Environmental Design and Technology (SEDT),
6. School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology(SAAT), and
7. School of Information and Communication Technology (SICT).

Departments

The list of departments available in the above faculties comprises the following:

In 2022, Federal Polytechnic, Nekede commenced six new academic programs namely;

• ND Animal Health and Production Technology
• ND Welding and Fabrication Engineering Technology
• ND Printing Technology
• HND Art and Design (Ceramics)
• HND Art and Design (Sculpture)
• HND Art and Design (Textile)

See also

• List of polytechnics in Nigeria

References

1. Chidi Nkwopara (29 January 2014). "Fed Poly, Nekede expels 26 students, suspends 26". Vanguard. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
2. "HISTORICAL BACKGROUND". Federal Polytechnic, Nekede. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
3. "ACCREDITATION STATUS OF PROGRAMMES OFFERED IN POLYTECHNICS AND SIMILAR TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS" (PDF). National Board for Technical Education. January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
4. "Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri Inaugurates New Rector". empirenaija.com. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
5. Onu, blessing. "SING NEWSPAPERS TO SATISFY THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF READERS AT THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC LIBRARY, NEKEDE, OWERRI". ResearchGate. Retrieved 20 May 2024.