The Rector of The Polytechnic Ojoku, Mr. OYEWALE Salaudeen, on the 17th of August, 2022 visited the liaison office of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Abuja for the official presentation of the Institution’s License to operate.
NBTE is a body overseeing Polytechnics while consolidating and developing the nation’s system of higher education in response to the economy’s manpower needs and strengthening the machinery for educational development in the country.
The official presentation came months after the institution was notified of the license issuance and formal approval. The official presentation was in the presence of Prof. Idris M. Bugaje, Executive Secretary, NBTE; Alhaja Balikis, the Director of Liaison Office; and other academicians and dignitaries.
The license was presented by Prof. Idris M. Bugaje, ES of NBTE, and the approval, on normalcy, “was based on the government’s determination to produce the critical mass of skilled manpower that would engender sustainable national development.”
During an interview, the Rector of The Polytechnic Ojoku, Mr. OYEWALE Salaudeen, while emphasizing the importance of private sector participation in tertiary education management and administration, expressed his satisfaction and the government’s efforts of re-positioning education to a knowledge-based economy, and workforce skills.
According to the Rector, private institutions would keep contributing to bridging the gaps and open access to education. After commending the Federal Government for the license, he said: “The Polytechnic Ojoku would keep working to attain the best theory and practices in the country.”
The Acting Registrar, Mr. Abdulsalam Olaide, also expressed his happiness for the official presentation of the license and revealed that admission is open for suitably qualified candidates. He said candidates “can visit the institution’s official website at www.polyojoku.edu.ng or visit the institution’s admission unit on campus.”
