FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, NASARAWA WANTS PARTNERSHIP WITH FUT, MINNA

The Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, Nasarawa State has expressed interest to partner with the University to enable it run some degree programmes.

The Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr. Shettima Abdulkadir Saidu made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to the University's Management on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Council Chamber, Main Campus. The Rector who was accompanied on the visit by the Director, Degree Programmes Mal. Mouahtar Mai said the choice of FUT, Minna was borne out of the past involvement he had with the University while he was Provost, Federal College of Education, Technical Potiskum. He pointed out that the Polytechnic has all that is required to run degree programmes in accordance with the standard of quality that the University is known for.

Responding, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Musbau Adewumi Akanji, FNSBMB, who congratulated Dr. Saidu on his recent appointment as the Rector of the Polytechnic thanked him for finding the University worthy to partner with.

Prof. Akanji stressed the need to put in place a technical committee that would assess things on ground and discuss with the Polytechnic team on the workability of the proposal in accordance with the rules guiding the University in such partnership.