Federal Polytechnic, Monguno

Federal Polytechnic Monguno is a federal government polytechnic in Monguno Local Government Area, Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria. It was established in 2021 and trains intermediate (middle-level) manpower in technology and related fields, with training in applied science, engineering, environmental science, financial studies, and business and communication studies. The institution aims to groom students for academic excellence and sound moral character.

Teaching began at a temporary site in Monguno town, with a permanent site under development. The polytechnic also has a liaison office in Maiduguri, the state capital, where its Governing Council has met. Its first students were matriculated on 6 March 2024: 389 pioneer students, admitted into eight programmes in eight departments organised under three schools.

The three schools are Engineering, Agriculture and Applied Sciences, and Environmental Studies and Management. Programme areas shown for the polytechnic include Engineering (National Diploma and Higher National Diploma), Applied Science, Finance Management Systems, Economics and Political Science, Financial Accounting and Bookkeeping, and Business Management, each at a two-year duration for the diploma level. Remedial programmes in arts and science are also run for admission seekers.

Residential and support facilities have received external support: male and female hostels, an ICT complex, perimeter fencing at the permanent site and solar security lighting were provided through the constituency intervention of Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno, and two 18-seater buses were donated. The Borno State Government provided a furnished temporary site and houses for principal officers. A 200-capacity lecture theatre is under construction as a capital project.

The polytechnic is supported by the Federal Ministry of Education, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and TETFund. The Rector is Dr. Alhaji Umar Bukar; the Registrar is Mala Garba Hussaini. The institution enforces a zero-tolerance policy on examination malpractice, cultism, drug abuse and cybercrime.