The National Board for
Technical Education has
suspended admission of
students into all engineering
programmes at the Federal
Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi State.
The News Agency of Nigeria
reported that this was
contained in a statement issued
by the board’s Public Relations
Officer, Mallam Suleiman
Gwarzo, in Kaduna on Tuesday.
The statement added that the
suspension followed a petition
by the National Diploma
students of the polytechnic.
It stated that the students
reported the absence of
practical learning in the
polytechnic’s School of
Engineering as workshops and
laboratories were locked
permanently because they
lacked the required facilities.
They also complained that
enrolment of students into the
engineering programmes was
between 300 and 500.
It stated that the investigation
revealed low practical learning
for engineering programmes in
the polytechnic due to a large
number of students in a class.
The statement read in part, “The
investigation confirmed the
students’ allegation, after it was
observed that at the (ND) level,
the number of students enrolled
was between 300 and 400
students.
“This was in violation of the
approved carrying capacity for
the programmes.
“Based on the above
observations and to ensure that
standards are maintained, the
board has directed that the
institution should stop further
admissions into its engineering
programmes.
“This, according to the
statement, will continue until all
the deficiencies observed are
corrected.”
It added that the board had also
advised the Registrar, Joint
Admissions and Matriculation
Board, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, to
accordingly stop all processes of
admission into all engineering
programmes in the institution.
It stated that the suspension
was conveyed to the
polytechnic’s rector in a letter
signed by Dr. Masa’udu Kazaure,
the Executive Secretary of the
board.
The letter with reference C/
TEB.235/VOL.I A/235, was dated
26 June, 2015.
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