Newland Polytechnic, Ilorin: Courses, Fees & Admissions

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About Newland Polytechnic, Ilorin

Newland Polytechnic, Ilorin is a private polytechnic in Kwara State, established and approved in 2022. It is incorporated as a limited liability company under the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990, is accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and is approved by the Federal Ministry of Education. The institution emphasises hands-on technical education in engineering, computing, management studies and applied sciences, with an entrepreneurial orientation towards self-employment.

The Ilorin campus is on Old Jebba Road, beside the Energy Filling Station. Programmes are organised in five schools: Finance and Management Studies (Accountancy, Business Administration and Management, Public Administration); Information and Communication Technology (Computer Science, Mass Communication); Engineering Technology (Computer Engineering Technology, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology); Applied Sciences (Statistics, Science Laboratory Technology); and Health Technology (Pharmaceutical Technology, Health Information Management, Community Health).

National Diploma programmes run full-time and part-time. Higher National Diploma programmes are offered in Film and Media Production, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Business Administration, Software and Web Development, Networking and Cloud Computing, Public Administration, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology (Power and Machine Option), Accountancy, Community Health and Health Information Management. Short diploma programmes in entrepreneurship cover fashion design, catering, barbing and hairdressing, computer hardware repairs, bag and shoe making, tie and dye, printing and branding, paint production, full-stack web design and programming, household products, graphic design and culinary skills.

The ND structure comprises four semesters of classroom, laboratory and workshop work plus one semester (three to four months) of the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES). Each semester is 17 weeks: 15 contact weeks and 2 weeks for examinations and registration. Sports facilities include athletics, tennis, soccer, table tennis, volleyball and chess. The academic calendar includes matriculation, orientation for freshers, course registration and mid-semester tests; the third matriculation ceremony was held on 24 May 2025.

The founders are Dr (Engr) Afolabi Rotimi and Afolabi Folakemi; the Registrar is Ayodele Kolawole. Tuition may be paid in two instalments.

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National Diploma (ND) entry

Five O-Level credits (WAEC, NECO, NABTEB or GCE) in not more than two sittings, including English Language and Mathematics, plus the subjects set by the department, together with the JAMB/UTME national cut-off for polytechnics and monotechnics as resolved under the National Policy on Education.

Departmental subject requirements

Accountancy: English, Mathematics and three of Economics, Business Methods, Principles of Accounts, Literature in English, Commerce, History, Statistics, Geography, Government, Agricultural Science/Biology.
Business Administration and Management: English, Mathematics and three of the same list.
Public Administration: English, Mathematics, Economics or Commerce, and two of Public Administration Method, Principles of Accounts, Literature in English, Commerce, History, Statistics, Geography, Government, Agricultural Science/Biology, Yoruba.
Computer Science: English, Mathematics, Physics (a credit in Physics is compulsory) and two of Economics, Geography, Further Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science.
Mass Communication: English, Mathematics, Literature in English and two arts, social science or physical science subjects.
Computer Engineering Technology: English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one of Metal Work, Wood Work, Technical Drawing, Basic Electronics, Basic Electricity, Economics, Commerce, Statistics, Further Mathematics, Computer Studies, Geography, Biology or Agricultural Science.
Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology: English, Mathematics, Physics and two of Chemistry, Basic Electronics, Basic Electricity, Economics, Commerce, Statistics, Further Mathematics, Computer Studies, Geography, Biology or Agricultural Science.
Statistics: English, Mathematics and three of Statistics, Geography, Further Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Agricultural Science, Economics.
Pharmaceutical Technology: Mathematics, English, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and one other science subject.
Health Information Management: Mathematics, English, Chemistry/Physics, Biology/Health Science and one of Economics/Commerce, Geography, Literature in English, IRK or CRK, or a Nigerian language.
Community Health: Mathematics, English, Chemistry, Physics, Biology/Health Science and one other science subject.
Science Laboratory Technology: English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one of Metal Work, Wood Work, Technical Drawing, Basic Electronics, Basic Electricity, Economics, Commerce, Statistics, Further Mathematics, Computer Studies, Geography, Biology or Agricultural Science.

Application and fees

The application fee is N5,000 for ND and N15,000 for HND programmes. Applications are made through the school portal. Candidates who did not choose Newland Polytechnic in JAMB may effect a change of institution and course.

Programme structure

ND programmes comprise four semesters in the institution plus a SIWES semester of three to four months, taken at the end of the second semester of the first year. School fees can be paid in two instalments.

Ilorin Campus, Old Jebba Road (beside Energy Filling Station), Ilorin, Kwara State: the main campus, hosting the five schools and all ND and HND programmes. Facilities include laboratories, a polytechnic auditorium, lecture rooms and sports facilities for athletics, tennis, soccer, table tennis, volleyball and chess.

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