NEW NIGERIAN
October 24, 2007
Polys barred from admitting Business, Art students
From ISMAIL MUDASHIR, Kaduna
A TOTAL of 32 polytechnics across the country have been barred from admitting students into Business and Art programmes by the regulatory body of polytechnics, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
The board has also released the 2007/2008 academic year carrying capacity, admission quota for all the programmes run by polytechnics based on the available resources necessary for imparting knowledge at the institutions and in line with the National Policy on Education (NPE) stipulated 70:30 enrolment ratio in favour of technology-based programmes.
Executive Secretary of NBTE, Engr. Nuru A. Yakubu, who disclosed this yesterday in a statement issued by Head, Media and Publicity of the board, Malam Lawal Y. Hafiz lamented that over the years polytechnics have derailed from the objective of training technical manpower in preference for management and business related courses.
The NBTE boss vowed that the board would correct the anomaly by suspending admissions into non-technology based programmes in institutions with low enrolment in technology-based courses until the ratio is corrected.
The board’s action, he explained, was not punitive but necessary steps to restore the quality of training being given to students in the institutions and to achieve the national target of 70:30 enrolment ratio, pointing out that the institutions and Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had been formally notified of the development.
Expatiating further, he said the board’s guidelines demand that admissions into individual programmes should not exceed two class streams of 30 students for technology-based programmes and 40 students for non-technology-based programmes.
“The decision to enforce the carrying capacity as well as the 70:30 ratio followed the discovery of outrageous enrolment in total disregard to the board guidelines. For instance, in a recent survey it was discovered that in a particular polytechnic, up to 85 per cent of the students were enrolled in business and related programmes. Yet in another polytechnic where the carrying capacity was barely 5,000, it had enrolled over 30,000 students, majority of whom were on part-time business programmes,” he noted.
The affected institutions include Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Abuja School of Accountancy, Allover Central Polytechnic Sango Otta, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Osun State Polytechnic Iree, Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Federal Polytechnic Idah, Federal Polytechnic Ede, Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin and Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja.
Others are Lagos State Polytechnic Ikorodu, Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda, Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria, Nasarawa State Polytechnic Lafia, Federal Polytechnic Oko, Abia State Polytechnic Aba, Grace Polytechnic Lagos, Institute of Management and Technology Enugu, and the Polytechnic of Ibadan, among others.
which poly come remain now? dem don barn all the poly finsh na.
i no no wetin to talk again oooo, the idea of banning those wey no reach to do such cos yet them dey do am is good but to barn all poly, i fear oooo, come even barn reach my own IMT. if una barn IMT say make dem no employ sorry admit art students (i hope say no b fine art una wan talk ooooo) cos if una barn ImT for fine art then una go tell me which other poly reach to do am for this obodo naija
i want government to do something on admission deleyment of
laspotech
Dear Sir/ Ma, greeting in the name of Jesus, I am one of the product of Rufus giwa polytechnic owo, in Banking & finance department, and i wish to come back for my HND.
but now, polys has barred from admitting Business study. so what can i do now.
Dear Sir/Madam, I know that some of u are opportune to attend day school perhaps FULL TIME programmes in Business/Arts courses, For some of us who are not opprtuned to go to FULL TIME programme, should we discontinue? Because, some of us are still in the system.
Barning Part time Business/Arts students in the Polytechnics will do us no Good.
Thanks.
what6 is the response of these institutyion barred and if u can help me wat is d website of rufus giwa polytechnic
sir, my own question is has the so called directive by the fed. govt. in respect to the implementation of the white paper been release.
saabdul3@yahoo.com
I think NBTE are just doing what ought not to do,Why polytechnics offer bussiness and art courses….I mean polys are more practical than uni….they should just scrapped that ban!
i need more information
i want to know the particular institution that present admitt accountancy banking finance
OOU is offering accountancy,zaria is oferring it also.
list out the institution that barrel for mgt and art course
i want government to award auchi polytechnic university of technology
from idaewor
what are the list of polytechnic dat are allow to do business related for 2008/2009 academic session?
It is a good idea NBTE is trying to protect ur future from discrimination so dont be sad u will get to no d result later in due time i am wrting from experience it is d best idea ever if u go for HND u will suffer for it unless u are d fortunate one so get dt University edu and save urself from embarrasment
dear sir/ma how can u just barred politechnics fromadmitting business administration student its not fare, since u have barred those above named polies what do u expect those that have applied to do after spending money in buying forms and writting exams. u should try and do somethin because its not fare.
i just saw this notice as at december 2008,is it that this have been resolve and interested applicant can go ahead to run this programm.please keep me up dated with the below information
Please sir/ma, what offence did we commit that lead to we {Arts and Mgt} been barred from offered admission into our chosen instutions of study? At least you should have made this announcement before we applied into the Polythecnics. Just know that you are keeping some people at home for good one year again. Please try and do something.
GD DAY SIR/MA, PLS WE WANT TO KNOW DE REASON OF BARRING ART AND BUSSINESS STUDENT.
It is very sad to read all the above comments about the school system in Nigeria. Why can the schools run like other countries without interruption. Just because you are the boss doesn’t mean you are all.
HIiiiiiii dont want d poor 2 go to skool its unfair i mean d skoolfees is 2 high pls do something
i regret been a nigerian because those in power of anything makes life miserable for the mases. fuck nigeria
are they crazy,why should they.