Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin-Kebbi

Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi (WUFPBK) is a federal polytechnic in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, north-western Nigeria. It was founded as the Sokoto State College of Technology under State Edict No 5 of 1976 and today awards National Diploma (ND), Higher National Diploma (HND), NCE, diploma and remedial-studies programmes. Its stated mission is to produce qualified technicians and technologists through training and retraining, and to advance learning through teaching, research and the dissemination of knowledge; its vision is to contribute to the scientific and technological advancement of the nation and to encourage inquiry and research.

Academic work is organised in four colleges, called directorates: the Directorate of Management Programmes (Accountancy, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Local Government Studies, Marketing, Public Administration); the Directorate of Engineering (Agricultural and Bioenvironmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering Technology); the Directorate of Environmental Programmes (Architectural Technology, Estate Management and Valuation, Surveying and Geoinformatics); and the Directorate of Science and Technology (Arts and Social Sciences, Business Education, Computer Science, Education, English, Industrial Education, Mathematics, Remedial Studies, Science Education, Science Technology, Social Development, Statistics).

The Directorate of Science and Technology is the pioneer and largest college, established in 1976, with three schools (Sciences; Vocational and Technical Studies; General Studies), ten academic departments as described in its profile and 212 academic staff. Engineering departments run laboratories for fields such as structures, hydraulics, strength of materials, transportation, water and soil mechanics in Civil Engineering. Agricultural and Bioenvironmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering were among the first four departments, admitting their first students in 1978.

Cross-cutting units include the Centre for Information Technology, the Centre for Renewable Energy Research, the General and Remedial Studies centre, and the Entrepreneurship Development Centre, which began training students in the 2014/2015 academic session in line with the federal directive that entrepreneurship education be mandatory in tertiary institutions. A learning management system and online portals support registration and admission. The Central Library, established with the institution, serves the whole polytechnic community and has college libraries in each of the four colleges. The institution is a beneficiary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) interventions covering infrastructure, research, library development, staff training and equipment. In 2025 it reported 8,400 undergraduate students.