University in Nigeria
Kukawa, Borno
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The Federal College of Wildlife Management, New Bussa is one of the training arms of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN). It was established in 1978 to train technical and sub-technical staff in wildlife conservation and management, and it awards National Diplomas (ND), Higher National Diplomas (HND) and vocational certificates, following standards set by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
The college is on Awuru Road, along the Kainji-Mokwa Expressway, in New Bussa, Niger State. It is headed by a Provost, who chairs the College Management and the Academic Board and is responsible to the Executive Director of FRIN.
Academic departments are Wildlife and Ecotourism Management, Animal Production Technology, Tourism, Basic Science, Vocational, Computer Science, Forestry Technology, Statistics, Agricultural Technology, and Agricultural Extension and Management. Programmes include ND Wildlife and Ecotourism Management, Animal Health and Production Technology, Forestry and Environmental Technology, Agricultural Technology, Horticulture and Landscape Technology, Computer Science, Statistics, Science and Laboratory Technology and Tourism Management Technology, with HND courses in Wildlife and Ecotourism Management, Animal Production Technology, Tourism Management Technology, Computer Science, Agricultural Extension and Management and Agribusiness Management. A Pre-National Diploma programme is offered in Science and Social Sciences.
Vocational courses include Catering and Hospitality Management, Game Guards Course, Taxidermy/Museum Management, Conservation Techniques, Nursery Techniques, Poultry Production and Management, Park Interpretation and Extension, and Cane Rat (Grasscutter) Farming.
Support units are the Estate, Administration, Accounts, and Library and Documentation departments. The college also assists universities offering wildlife courses in Nigeria and other African countries through student attachment programmes.
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View scholarships for Federal College of Wildlife Management, New Bussa →Candidates need at least five credit passes in SSCE, NECO, GCE O-Level or NABTEB in not more than two sittings, and the ND programmes are admitted with a JAMB result. Subject requirements by programme:
Candidates who have completed an NBTE-recognised Pre-ND course in Science and Technology may be admitted. They must have passed Biology/Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Mathematics and English Language at WASSCE, NECO, GCE O-Level or NABTEB before the Pre-ND course, and have an MPCE result.
HND programmes are offered in Wildlife Management and Ecotourism, Animal Production Technology, Leisure and Tourism, and Agricultural Extension Management. Applicants need five credit passes in not more than two sittings with the programme's subject combination (for Animal Production Technology, Biology/Agricultural Science, Mathematics and three other subjects, with passes in English Language and Chemistry compulsory), or any requirement for entry to the corresponding ND programme. Holders of a lower credit pass in a cognate ND from a recognised college of agriculture or polytechnic, plus at least one year of cognate experience, are eligible. ND holders with a pass and two or more years of cognate experience in the field may be considered.
The application form costs N5,000, paid through Remita (search for the biller Federal College of Wildlife Management - New Bussa, purpose Sales of Admission Forms) by card or at a bank branch using the invoice. The Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) is then entered under Start Application on the Admissions menu, with a web portal access charge of N1,000. Access to the portal is enabled within 48 hours; the applicant then logs in as Full Time or Part Time, completes personal data and academic data, uploads certificates and a passport photograph (not more than 25kb), previews, submits and prints the form. Admission status is checked on the dashboard, and an admitted candidate accepts the offer on the admission status tab and then logs in through the Student tab.
The college is located at Awuru Road, Kainji-Mokwa Expressway, New Bussa, Niger State. Teaching departments are Wildlife and Ecotourism Management, Animal Production Technology, Tourism, Basic Science, Vocational, Computer Science, Forestry Technology, Statistics, Agricultural Technology, and Agricultural Extension and Management. Support sections are Estate, Administration, Accounts, and Library and Documentation.
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