The Federal Polytechnic Bauchi (FPTB) under affiliation with the University of Maiduguri, is set to run bachelor’s degree programmes in Mass Communication, Public Administration, Business Administration, Accounting, and Banking and Finance.
The Rector of the Polytechnic, Alh. Sani Usman said the Polytechnic has all the necessary structures, facilities, and manpower to run degree programmes in management and social sciences.
Usman stated this when he received a team from the University led by the vice chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, Prof. Liman Tukur, to perfect the process of affiliation through resource verification, which is one of the requirements for approval to run degree programmes by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
The Rector appreciated the Management of the University of Maiduguri for agreeing to partner with the Institution in order to provide a means of absorbing the youths off the streets and giving them a sense of belonging.
He said preparatory to the mounting of the affiliated programmes, the entire Polytechnic was undergoing general internet connectivity installations and assured them that all areas of observation shall be looked into with a view to meeting the National Universities Commission’s requirements.
On his part, Prof. Liman Tukur commended the Management of the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi for having in place all the necessary structures, workshops, and requisite manpower needed to train students at degree level.
Represented by the vice chancellor of academic services of the university, Prof. Sa’idu Baba, the Vice Chancellor, said with what they saw on ground, they were confident that the National Universities Commission (NUC), which is the approving authority for degree programmes, would grant the Polytechnic right to run degree programmes.
LEADERSHIP recalls that already the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi runs degree programmes in engineering and environmental courses in affiliation with the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.