Fedpoffa Management Inaugurates Board of Studies For Directorate of Affiliate Degrees Programme






Management of The Federal Polytechnic Offa headed by Dr. Lateef Olatunji has inaugurated the Board of studies to run the affairs and activities of Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH) HND conversion programmes and Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMinna) Degree programmes accordingly.

The Board is chaired by the Rector while other Principal Officers, Dean of Schools are members of the Governing Board.

Recalled that Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomosho proposed to commence a conversion programmes in The Federal Polytechnic Offa after the Polytechnic was ranked best affiliated institution in Nigeria by National University Commission (NUC) in affiliation with Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State.

The conversion programmes from HND to Bsc include: Bsc accounting, Bsc Banking and Finance, Bsc Business Adminiatration, Bsc Computer Science, Bsc Mathematics, Bsc Economics, Bsc Marketing, Bsc Public Administration, Bsc Civil Engineering, Bsc Electrical Electronics Engineering, Bsc Urban and Regional Planning, Bsc Pure and Applied Chemistry, Bsc Physics and Electronics, Bsc Statistics, Bsc Marketing, Bsc Food Science Technology among others.

The Rector in his remarks acknowledged the assiduous effort and transformation agenda of the new Director, Engr Dr. Kadri since he assumed office. He said: " I have no doubt that Dr. Kadri will produce outstanding results because he is an astute and proactive scholar. For the last three weeks of his assumption of office, many good tidings have taken place in the Directorate including physical and structural development. This is also another milestone achievement for our Polytechnic."

While making reference to the past laudable achievements recorded by the institution, he said the Polytechnic was in 2019 applauded for outstanding performance among other affiliate institutions in Nigeria by NUC and the latest IJMB result indicated that our students recorded 100% performance.

The Rector emphasized on the availability of qualified lecturers in the institution, he added that the institution is among the few Polytechnics with highest number of PhD holders in Nigeria which no doubt has contributed to the outstanding academic performance and laurels the Polytechnic has won in recent times.

The Deputy Rector Academics, Arc, TPL, Augustine Adama commended the Management for appointing a shrewd and a person of exceptional personality like Dr Kadir to paddle the affairs of the Directorate. He pledge to continue to support the efforts to move the Directorate forward.

The Registrar, Mr. Adetunji Oni in his goodwill message said the Polytechnic has been adjudged by NUC as the best affiliated institution in Nigeria. He therefore charged the newly appointed Director not to relent on his efforts but to build more on it.

Appreciating the management, the Director of Affiliate Degree programmes, Dr. Kadri thanked the Management staff, Dean of Schools and Directors for their unflinching support for the growth and development of the Directorate. He further assured the Management of taking the Directorate and by extension the Polytechnic to zenith of academic excellence.