Degree Awarded Polytechnics in Nigeria

Earning a degree qualification in Nigeria is becoming a lot easier. Initially it could only be earned from the university institution but now it could be earned at polytechnic institution.

Earning a degree certificate from a polytechnic could be a bit easier taken into consideration the competition involved in securing an admission to a university. A degree programme at the polytechnic institution in Nigeria is called Affiliate Degree Programme (ADP). It is so called because it is offer in conjunction with a reputed university and so the entry requirements for admission to a course on the programme are usually equivalent to the university entry requirements for same course.

An affiliate degree programme could not be offered without the approval of NUC, the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). 

Listed below are the polytechnics that run degree programme in Nigeria. Remember, traditionally the polytechnic can only award ND, HND and in some cases a certificate qualification.


List of Polytechnics that Offer Degree Programmes

Federal Polytechnic Bauchi in affiliation with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi


Federal Polytechnic, Offa in Affiliate with Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA)

  • Computer Science
  • Food Science & Technology
  • Electrical/Electronics Enginering
  • Mechanical Engineering 

Kaduna Polytechnic in Affiliation with ABU, Zaria 

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Building and 
  • Urban and Regional Planning 

Airforce Institute of Technology (AFIT)

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
  • Automotive Engineering.
  • Civil Engineering.
  • Information and Communication Technology.
  • Mechatronics Engineering
  • Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
  • Telecommunication Engineering
  • Cyber Security
  • Accounting.
  • Business Administration
  • Economics.
  • Marketing.
  • Banking and Finance
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • International Relations
  • Mathematics
  • Physics with Electronics
  • Statistics


Federal Polytechnic, Bida 

  • Electrical/Electronics Engineering and 
  • Quantity Surveyor 

Federal Polytechnic, Auchi 

  • Estate Management


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