University in Nigeria
Minna, Niger State
University profile
The Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUT Minna) is a specialised, federal government-owned university in Minna, Niger State, established on 1 February 1983 to advance national self-reliance in science, engineering and especially technology. Its motto is Technology for Empowerment. The university aims to train a skilled and innovative workforce that turns Nigeria's natural resources into goods and services through entrepreneurship and ICT. The Vice-Chancellor is Professor F. A. Kuta, the eighth substantive Vice-Chancellor, in office since 3 December 2022, and the Registrar is M. D. Mallam, appointed in January 2025.
Academic work is organised in schools: Agriculture and Agricultural Technology; Electrical Engineering and Technology; Engineering and Engineering Technology; Environmental Technology; Information and Communication Technology; Infrastructure, Process Engineering and Technology; Innovative Technology; Life Sciences; Physical Sciences; and Science and Technology Education. Further units include the School of Agronomy and Forestry Technology, the School of Food Science and Agricultural Technology, the College of Medical Sciences and Health Technology (with Allied Health Sciences and Basic Medical Sciences), the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the School of Architectural Technology and a Postgraduate School. The Centre for Preliminary and Extra-Mural Studies runs remedial, pre-degree, IJMB and diploma/certificate programmes.
Research and enterprise centres include the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, the Africa Centre of Excellence for Mycotoxin and Food Safety, the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), the Centre for Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies, the Centre for Human Settlements and Urban Development, the Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning, the International Centre for Emerging Technology, the Entrepreneurship Centre, the Career Development Centre and the consultancy outfit FUTMIN Consult. Research is coordinated by the Directorate for Research, Innovation and Development.
Student welfare is handled by the Student Support Services unit (academic, financial, wellbeing and health, training, career and social counselling support, and support for physically challenged students) and the University Health Services, which provides outpatient care, laboratory services, 24-hour emergency services, ante-natal care, up to 24 hours of in-patient observation and ambulance referral. Student hostels, a students' centre and a library are part of the main campus. The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the Association of African Universities, and has linkages with the University of Namibia and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. In March 2026 the university received COREN accreditation for six engineering programmes.
The Student Support Services unit, under the Vice-Chancellor's office, covers financial support services among its areas of assistance, alongside academic, wellbeing, training, career and social counselling support. Undergraduate tuition is free, and the university's fee schedule identifies charges that NELFUND does not pay. Enquiries: [email protected].
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View scholarships for Federal University of Technology, Minna →Admission to degree programmes is through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) only. Only candidates who selected FUT Minna as first choice are eligible for the pre-admission screening exercise. UTME candidates must reach the minimum score for their chosen course and hold the UTME subject combination prescribed in the JAMB brochure. For 2026/2027 the minimum UTME score is 150, except for courses with higher cut-off marks indicated on the university website. Candidates who meet the score but not the subject combination of their course may change to another course whose requirements they meet.
At least five O-Level credits including Mathematics and English Language, in subjects relevant to the course, in not more than two sittings. Results must be uploaded on the JAMB CAPS portal, and candidates awaiting results should upload them when available. Direct Entry candidates also need at least a Lower Credit at National Diploma or Higher National Diploma level, or Merit at NCE level.
The pre-degree programme runs for two terms of eighteen weeks from September each year, for candidates from the university's catchment states with five credits including English Language, Mathematics and three of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science/Health Science, Geography and Economics. The IJMB is a 12-month, 48-week A-Level programme beginning in June each year, with examinations by the IJMB office at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and prepares candidates for 200-level entry. Entry requires five credits including English Language, Mathematics and three of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography and Economics. Applications are online.
For 2026/2027 the pre-admission screening exercise (UPASE) ran from 15 June to 9 August 2026. Registration carries a non-refundable fee of N2,000 paid through Remita. Enquiries: [email protected].
Applicants need five O-Level credits including English Language and Mathematics in not more than two sittings. Master's programmes need at least a Second Class Lower degree; a Third Class degree with at least three years' relevant experience may be considered, and a qualifying examination may be required (not for the engineering schools). HND or OND holders need at least Lower Credit; no applicant with a Pass grade qualifies and diploma holders need a CGPA of at least 2.50. PhD applicants need a master's degree with a CGPA of 3.50 out of 5.00 (or 60% or grade B); candidates with at least 2.50 may be considered for MPhil/PhD. Postgraduate Diploma candidates may hold a Third Class degree, or an HND or OND at Lower Credit with one year's experience. An NYSC certificate or exemption letter is required, three referee reports for MPhil/PhD, and an English proficiency certificate for candidates from non-English-speaking countries. PhD applicants upload a research proposal. Master's programmes last a minimum of three semesters full-time (no part-time), PhD a minimum of six semesters full-time or ten part-time, and Postgraduate Diploma a minimum of three semesters. For 2025/2026, applications were open from 27 February to 1 June 2026 through the university website; enquiries to [email protected].
Undergraduate tuition is free. The 2025/2026 schedule of charges totals between N127,000 and N154,000 depending on student category (N154,000 for fresh students), covering registration, teaching support, GST and CBT, utilities, security, library, health insurance, medical services and faculty charges. An acceptance fee of N25,000 is listed as an optional charge not payable by NELFUND.
The University Health Services provide outpatient care, laboratory services, 24-hour emergency care, ante-natal care and ambulance referral.
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