Ramat Polytechnic is a state tertiary institution of learning in
Maiduguri
Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the ''Firki'' swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. Maiduguri was founded in 1907 as a mil ...
Borno State
Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Yobe to the west, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa to the south while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon, its northern borde ...
, Nigeria. It was established by the government of the defunct North-Eastern State in January 1973 as Government Technical College.
Background
The College was renamed and upgraded to Ramat College of Technology in April 1978 by the
Government of Borno State in honour of the then Head of State, late General
Murtala Ramat Muhammad
Murtala Ramat Muhammad (8 November 1938 – 13 February 1976) was a Nigerian general who led the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup in overthrowing the Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi military regime and featured prominently during the Nigerian Civil War ...
. Ramat college received its polytechnic status in August 1979 in conformity with the Federal Government initiative to rename all Colleges of Technology in the country to Polytechnic.
Ramat Polytechnic is a federal government approved tertiary institution and it was recognized by the
National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the
National Commission for Colleges of Education
National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) is the regulator of Nigerian colleges of education. It formulates National Policy framework for the full development of teacher education and training of teachers. NCCE defines minimum standards ...
(NCCE).
Courses
The College has 30 Academic Departments which are structured under 5 academic schools, which are:
* School of Agricultural and Applied Sciences
* School of Engineering and Bio-Environmental Technology
* School of Environmental Studies
* School of Management Studies
* School of Vocational and Technical Education.
See Also
List of Polytechnics in Nigeria
References
External links
Official website Ramat Polytechnic
Polytechnics in Nigeria
Public universities in Nigeria
1973 establishments in Nigeria
Educational institutions established in 1973
Education in Borno State
Maiduguri
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