Kogi State Polytechnic
21 Jan
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has granted full institutional accreditation to 18 programmes of Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja and also approved eight new ones for the institution. The Rector, Prof. Salisu Usman, made the disclosure in a statement signed by Uredo Omale, Director of Public Relations and Protocol of the institution, and made…
18 Jan
The Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has matriculated a total of 6,549 students for the 2024/2025 academic session, spreading across eight schools with 57 various programmes. The institution’s Rector, Prof. Salisu Usman, disclosed this at the 32nd Matriculation and Orientation ceremonies on Saturday at polytechnic campus, Lokoja. Usman said that out of the 57 programmes in…
5 Nov
The Student Union Government (SUG) and the National Association of Kogi State Students (NAKOSS) of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, for the 2024/2025 academic session have been inaugurated. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held for the SUG and NAKOSS on Monday, 4th November 2024, at the 200 Twin Lecture Theatre of the Polytechnic's main campus, the…
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