University in Nigeria
Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State
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Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic is a government-owned institution at Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene, in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Its mandate is to develop and organise high-quality, practical-oriented training with dynamic curricula that produce self-reliant technicians and technologists at National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) levels. Its mission is to produce highly competitive middle-level manpower for the state, the country and the global society, and its vision is to become a centre of excellence and an institution of choice among Nigerian tertiary institutions.
Academic work is organised in six schools: Applied Science, Business, Communication Arts, Engineering, Enterprise, and Environmental Studies. Departments include Computer Science, Statistics and Science Laboratory Technology; Accountancy, Business Administration and Management, Marketing, Banking and Finance, Public Administration and Office Technology and Management; Mass Communication and Library Science; Civil, Computer, Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical, Mechatronics and Welding and Fabrication Engineering; Para-Legal Studies and Business Informatics; and Architecture, Building Technology, Estate Management, Surveying and Geo-Informatics and Quantity Surveying.
The ND is the entry-level programme, aimed at middle-level manpower in technology, business and management, with curricula that reflect the needs of industry and commerce in both theory and practical skills. The HND is a two-year post-ND programme for professionals who will work as supervisors in government establishments, industry and commercial houses. For 2025/2026 the polytechnic also advertised a new ND in Law.
The home page presents an eLibrary, an electricity supply, a transport system and hostels among the facilities available to students. The institution is led by an Acting Rector, with a Registrar, a Bursar and a Librarian among the principal officers, and is overseen by a Governing Council. Programmes run under the approval of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
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View scholarships for Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua →Candidates are admitted to the ND either through the pre-ND programme or directly through JAMB. They must obtain the required number of credit passes or aggregate and satisfy the minimum entry requirement of the chosen programme.
Applicants need a National Diploma in the same programme at Lower Credit level or above from an NBTE-accredited polytechnic, with at least one year of post-ND relevant industrial work experience, and must meet the ND admission requirements of the polytechnic. For 2025/2026, ND holders with a pass level and at least two years of post-ND industrial work experience could also apply.
Candidates open the online application on the polytechnic website and generate an invoice (RRR number) using their JAMB registration number, phone number and name. They pay N2,000 (inclusive of bank charges) for the electronic application pin at any commercial bank in Nigeria, then use the pin to complete and submit the form online and print the acknowledgment slip.
ND: 20 August 2025. ND Law: 5 December 2025.
The polytechnic is located at Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. Facilities include an eLibrary, an electricity supply, a transport system for students and hostels.
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