Federal Polytechnic, Wannune

Federal Polytechnic, Wannune is a federal government polytechnic in Wannune, Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State, on Km 55 of the Makurdi-Gboko Road. Its mission is to train human resource that is academically sound, entrepreneurial and highly adaptive to diverse work environments for sustainable technological development, while promoting excellence in character and learning. The institution is led by the Rector, Dr. Ashinya Tyover.

Teaching is organised in two schools. The School of Sciences offers National Diploma (ND) programmes in Computer Science, Computer Engineering Technology, Agricultural Technology, Statistics, Animal Health and Production, Science Laboratory Technology, Quantity Surveying, Urban and Regional Planning, Building Technology and Electrical/Electronics Engineering. The School of Management Sciences offers ND programmes in Accountancy, Banking and Finance, Estate Management, Cooperative Economics and Management, Business Administration and Management, Mass Communication and Public Administration.

Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes include Statistics, Computer Engineering Technology, Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology (Power and Machine option; Electronic/Telecommunication option), Agricultural Extension and Management, Cyber Security and Data Protection, Software and Web Development and Crop Production Technology in the School of Sciences, and Accountancy, Public Administration and Business Administration and Management in the School of Management Sciences. Remedial programmes are available in Arts, Science and Management Science.

The Career Service Centre, under the Office of the Rector, provides career counselling, resume and interview workshops, internship and job placement support, industry seminars, entrepreneurship training and incubation, and alumni mentorship. It has Career Counselling, Employer Relations, Alumni Engagement, Internship Coordination and Entrepreneurship Development units. A TETFund-supported five-day career development and employability training for staff and students was held on 17-21 August 2026.

The polytechnic's programmes are accredited through the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and the institution works with TETFund, NELFUND and NITDA. Current capital projects funded in the 2025 budget include a welding and fabrication workshop, an engineering design studio, a skill acquisition workshop, an eight-classroom block, science laboratory equipment, lecture hall equipment, computers, campus roads and two 30-seater buses.