University in Nigeria
Eti-Osa, Lagos
University profile
The Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCFMT) is a federal tertiary institution at 2 Wilmot Point Road, Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos. It is one of the 13 federal tertiary institutions set up to serve the agricultural, fisheries and maritime sub-sectors of the Nigerian economy, and it is supervised through the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture. The College is headed by a Provost, and its current student population is about 1,400, with students drawn from across Nigeria and from other West African countries.
The College's mandate is to train middle-level manpower in Fisheries Technology (freshwater, brackish and marine, including aquaculture, fish processing and fishing gear design and construction), to train deep-sea fishermen, and to provide maritime training for seafarers and shore-based managers in line with International Maritime Organization standards on safer shipping and cleaner oceans.
National Diploma (ND) programmes are offered in Fisheries Technology, Marine Engineering, Nautical Science, Maritime Transport and Business Management, Industrial and Labour Relations, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Science Laboratory Technology, Oceanography and Fisheries Science, and Hydrology and Water Resources Management. Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes are offered in Fisheries Technology, Marine Engineering, Nautical Science, and Maritime Transport and Business Management. A Postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Management Technology (fisheries, maritime and safety) is also available, together with part-time programmes.
Teaching departments include Marine Engineering, Fisheries Technology, Nautical Sciences, Maritime Transport and Business Management, Industrial and Labour Relations, Computer Science, General Studies, Part-Time and Further Studies, and Entrepreneurship. A Consultancy Unit, set up in 1994, coordinates professional courses for the fishing and maritime industries, such as Marine Engineering Assistant, Coxswain, Officer of the Watch (Fishing), River Master and Quarter Master, and fish farming and processing training. Short certificate courses run from one month to six months in fisheries, marine engineering, nautical science, logistics, mechanical trades, computing, water management and laboratory analysis.
Training facilities include a building complex donated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), laboratories and workshops, a library, research and demonstration farms, a production farm, training boats and simulators, hostels, classrooms and halls, with 24-hour solar power backup. A Medical Centre serves students, staff and seafarers. The College is accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and operates a quality management system aligned with ISO 9001:2015.
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View scholarships for Federal College of Fisheries & Marine Technology, Victoria Island →Applicants need at least five O-Level credit passes in relevant subjects, obtained in not more than two sittings in SSCE, GCE, NECO or NABTEB. Candidates must have chosen FCFMT as their preferred institution with JAMB, sat the UTME (minimum score of 100 marks) and uploaded their O-Level results to the JAMB portal, which is mandatory for admission; Post-UTME screening follows. The O-Level upload can be done through the JAMB eFacility portal (verification fee of N1,500 for one sitting or N2,000 for two sittings) or at a JAMB-accredited CBT centre. Admission is accepted by SMS to 55019 or 66019 with the JAMB registration number followed by ACCEPT.
HND programmes last two years (four semesters). Entry requires a National Diploma from an NBTE-accredited institution with at least Lower Credit in a relevant discipline, five O-Level credits (not more than two sittings) in the subjects for the programme, completion of at least one year of industrial training after the ND (one year of experience for Maritime Transport and Business Management and Fisheries Technology), and a JAMB registration number or regularisation. Programmes: Maritime Transport and Business Management, Fisheries Technology, Marine Engineering and Nautical Science.
Part-time HND and ND programmes follow the same entry requirements as full-time. Short certificate courses (one month to six months) are applied for online; the form costs N10,000.
Applications are made through the College application portal at applications.fcfmt.edu.ng. HND enquiries: [email protected].
The library holds print and digital resources with reference, serials and general reading sections and ICT-supported services. The Medical Centre, accredited by the National Health Insurance Authority as a primary health care provider since 2023, operates 24 hours Monday to Friday and offers consultations, laboratory tests, ultrasound and X-ray imaging, ECG, counselling and emergency care to students, staff and their families, and seafarers. Research and demonstration farms and a production farm support fisheries training.
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