# Kogi State Polytechnic

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**Kogi State Polytechnic** was established in 1993, and is located along Lokoja/Abuja Expressway, [Lokoja](/source/Lokoja), [Kogi State](/source/Kogi_State), [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria). It is owned and operated by Kogi State Government. As of 2007 it was accredited by the [National Board for Technical Education](/source/National_Board_for_Technical_Education) (NBTE) to give certificates in Art and printing, Business, Engineering, Finance and Science Computing at the National Diploma and Higher National Diploma levels.[1] In December 2009 the polytechnic presented 16 programs for accreditation to a visiting team of NBTE officials, mainly for the new schools of Engineering and Environmental Technology, [Applied Science](/source/Applied_science) and Management Studies. The Rector said the school had to be able to offer core engineering and technology programs in order to fulfill its mandate.[2] Its official website is: [kogistatepolytechnic.edu.ng](https://www.kogistatepolytechnic.edu.ng/)[3]

In October 2005 the Kogi state governor, Alhaji [Ibrahim Idris](/source/Ibrahim_Idris) approved disbursement of N80 million to the polytechnic. He announced this at the first convocation ceremony, which covered academic sessions from 1992/93 to 2003/2004 and graduated 21,646 students.[4]

In December 2005 a large number of hoodlums disrupted the matriculation ceremony of fresh students, set fire to the rector's office and damaged several vehicles before escaping. The incident may have been related to a struggle over who would succeed the rector, an [Igala](/source/Igala_people) by tribe.[5] In March 2010 seventy five people, including 18 students of the Polytechnic, were crushed to death by a cement truck that ran out of control. In protest, students barricaded the Lokoja/Abuja highway, set fires and vandalized vehicles.[6] Governor Bello Appointed Dr [Salisu Usman Ogbo](/source/Salisu_Usman_Ogbo) as the Acting Rector Of Kogi State Polytechnic on the 7th April 2020[7] and confirmed his appointment as the substantive Rector on 11th February 2021 in order to consolidate the achievements he made and bring back the lost glory of the polytechnic.[8]

## See also

- [List of polytechnics in Nigeria](/source/List_of_polytechnics_in_Nigeria)

## References

1. ["Accreditation Status of Programmes Offered in Polytechnics and Similar Tertiary Institutions"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100920212241/http://nbte.gov.ng/downloads/ACCREDITATION_STATUS_OF_PROGRAMMES.pdf#). National Board for Technical Education. January 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.nbte.gov.ng/downloads/ACCREDITATION_STATUS_OF_PROGRAMMES.pdf) on 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2010-05-18.

1. ["Kogi Poly wants 16 courses accredited"](http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200912074343248). *[The Punch](/source/The_Punch)*. 7 Dec 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-18.[dead link]

1. ["Kogi State Polytechnic"](https://www.kogistatepolytechnic.edu.ng/). *www.kogistatepolytechnic.edu.ng*. Retrieved 2025-06-05.

1. Idris Ahmed (October 17, 2005). ["Gov. Idris Okays N80m for Kogi Polytechnic"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120304045456/http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2004/dec/04/060.html). *Newsday*. Archived from [the original](http://www.nasarawastate.org/newsday/news/other_states/11017212425.html) on March 4, 2012. Retrieved 2010-05-18.

1. Idris Ahmed (December 20, 2005). ["Hoodlums disrupt matriculation at Kogi Polytechnic"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110719035524/http://www.nasarawastate.org/newsday/news/nasarawa/11220105815.html). *Newsday*. Archived from [the original](http://www.nasarawastate.org/newsday/news/nasarawa/11220105815.html) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved 2010-05-18.

1. ["Truck Crushes 18 Students, 57 Others to Death in Lokoja - Four killed in Edo accident"](http://www.naijanewsandevents.com/this-day-news/2727-truck-crushes-18-students-57-others-to-death-in-lokoja-four-killed-in-edo-accident.html). *This Day*. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-18.[dead link]

1. ["Dailytrust News, Sports and Business, Politics | Dailytrust"](https://dailytrust.com/). *Daily Trust*. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

1. admin (2021-02-16). ["Dr Salisu Ogbo Usman: The Messiah of Kogi State Polytechnic"](https://kogireports.com/dr-salisu-ogbo-usman-the-messiah-of-kogi-state-polytechnic/). *Kogi Reports*. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

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