Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu

The Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu is a federal government polytechnic on Maiduguri Road, opposite Government Girls College, in Damaturu, Yobe State. It was established in 1993 under the Federal Polytechnic (Amendment No. 2) Decree and admitted its first students on 25 September 1995. Its mission is to produce highly trained middle-level technical manpower with entrepreneurial skills for self-reliance, and its vision is to impart skills for self-reliance and technological development.

Teaching is organised in five schools: Engineering Technology, Environmental Studies, Science and Technology, Management Studies, and General Studies. Full-time and part-time courses are offered in technology, applied science, commerce and management, leading to Pre-ND, National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) awards. Pre-ND and ND fields include Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Science Laboratory Technology, Statistics, Accountancy, Business Studies, Banking and Finance, Office Technology and Management, Estate Management, and Surveying and Geo-Informatics. HND options include Business Management, Accountancy, Office Technology and Management, Statistics, Chemistry and Biochemistry options, Computer Science, Estate Management, Survey and Geo-Informatics, and Environmental Biology.

FEDPODAM Consults, a limited liability company run by the polytechnic, offers part-time and professional certificate, diploma, higher diploma and advanced diploma programmes for working professionals.

Student services include counselling, discipline management, hostel accommodation and extracurricular activities through the Students Affairs office, alongside a Students Union Government. Hostel places are a privilege allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, for one academic session at a time; applicants must apply and pay within one week of resumption. Cafeteria services are available on campus, and students with special needs are accommodated.

The polytechnic is a beneficiary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for academic buildings, staff development, ICT, library development, research and equipment fabrication.