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School of Business Studies

THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES

The School of Business Studies took off with the Polytechnic in 1979 with three departments and currently the school has six (6) departments  namely:

The department of Accountancy was established at the inception of the

Polytechnic in 1979.  Then it was running only the Nigerian National Diploma (NND).

The department has been headed by:

  1. Mr. C.O. Ofodile 1979-1983
  2. Mr. Uzo Nebo 1984-1985
  3. Mr. M.F. Fatanmi 1985-1992
  4. Mr. Alade Pak Williams 1992-1993
  5. Mr. E. A. Umanah 1993-1993
  6. Mr. M.F. Fatanmi 1993-1994
  7. Mr. I.N. Eluja 1994-1997
  8. Mal. Abubakar Yusuf 1997-1999
  9. Mrs. R.C. Mamman 1999-2000
  10. Mr. O. Johnson Kanu 2000-2003
  11. Mr. A.O. Barnabas 2003 – 2007
  12. Alhaji Yaya Wali Mukhtar 2007 – .2015
  13. Mal. Abdulmuhyi Muhd Auwal 2015 – 2016
  14. Abdullahi Garba Bulkachuwa 2016 – 2018
  15. Mr. E. O. Akpan 2018 – Date

Courses Offered in the Department

   At present the following courses are offered in the department:

  1. Higher National Diploma (HND)
  2. National Diploma (ND)
  3. Diploma in Public Accounts and Audit (DPAA)

The Department of Business Administration and Management came into existence in 1979 at the inception of the Polytechnic with an initial intake of 32 students for the Nigerian National Diploma (NND) programme.  In 1981, the Higher National Diploma (HND) programme was started with an intake of 21 students.

In 1982/83 session a certificate programme for Executive Officers in General Administration was added to cater for the needs of Government and Private Organisations.  During the 1996/97 session, the Diploma and Certificate courses in Management programmes (consultancy) were introduced.

In all, the Department offers the following courses:-

  1. Higher National Diploma (HND)
  2. National Diploma
  3. Diploma in Management Studies

The following people have headed the Department from its inception to date:

  1. Dr. M.A. Alugho
  2. Late E.M.O. Alaiyemola
  3. Mr. J.H. Hon
  4. Mr. J.S. Oke
  5. Mr. H.M. Daniel
  6. Late S.M.T. Sandare
  7. Mrs. R.C. Mamman
  8. Mr. Simeon Asen
  9. Mr. C. P. Ejikeme
  10. Usman Yusuf Dutse
  11. Greg Igiba

The Department of Banking and Finance was established in 2009.  The departmental programme, Diploma in Banking and Finance was initially run by the department of Accountancy with student population of 127.

The demand for admission into the department programmes continue to increase every year which made the Polytechnic to seek for accreditation from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). The programmes:

  1. National Diploma Higher
  2. National Diploma
  3. Diploma in Banking and Finance.

Headship

The Department has been headed by the following:-

  1. Mr. James O. Alabade – 2009
  2. Alh. Aminu Y. Abubakar 2009 – 2012
  3. Mal. Abdullahi G. Bulkashuwa – 2012 – 2018
  4. Mal. Usman Ibrahim Zwall 2018 – 2020
  5. Dr. Sirajo Aliyu – 2020 – Date

The Department of Marketing was established in 2009.  The Department programmes were initially run in the Department of Business Administration and Management.  With the establishment of the Marketing Department in 2009, the National Diploma and Higher National Diploma Programmes are run by the Department.  Both the ND/HND Programmes were fully accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).

Headship

The Department has been headed by the following:

  1. Mr. S.A. Asen                         2009 – 2011
  2. Mal. Mohammed Lawal Inuwa 2011 – 2018
  3. Mr. Vincent Eke 2018 – Date

The programmes:

  1. National Diploma Higher
  2. National Diploma
  3. Diploma in Purchasing & Supply.

The Department of Office Technology and Management formally Secretarial

Studies are as old as the Polytechnic itself, being one of the departments created at the inception of the institution in 1979. The name of the department was changed in 2006

and the aim of changing the name to OTM is to equip he students with the vocational

skills in the office.

The department which was erstwhile meant to train middle-level Secretarial staff took off with four academic staff.  Today, the department has ten academic staff and three supporting staff members.  The department has been headed at various times by the following:-

  1. Mr. C.N. Molokwu 1979-1980
  2. Mr. S.E. Ezeagu 1981-1983
  3. Mrs. M.L.M. Udoye 1983-1985
  4. Mr. E.M.O. Alaiyemola (Late) 1986-1990
  5. Alh. Adamu Zakari 1990-1992
  6. Mrs. M.B. Bukar 1992-1996
  7. Mr. Anthony Joshua 1996-2000
  8. Mr. C.I.K. Dajur 2000-2003
  9. Mr. Frank Okoro 2003-2006
  10. Mrs. Rita E. Ajibola 2006-2009
  11. Mrs. Helen T. Irorakpor 2009- 2016
  12. Mr. C.I.K. Dajur 2016-2019
  13. Sympathy O. Arikwandu 2019 – 2020
  14. Mrs. Khadija Abdul’azeez 2020 – Date

The programmes:

  1. National Diploma Higher
  2. National Diploma
  3. Diploma in Purchasing & Supply

The Department of Public Administration was established in 2009 with an initial intake of 251 for National Diploma and 93 for ordinary Diploma.

The Department programmes were initially run in the department of General Studies.  With the establishment of the department in 2009, the National Diploma and Higher National Diploma programmes are run by the department.  The Higher National Diploma and National Diploma programmes were fully accredited by the National Board for Technical Education.

Headship

The Department has been headed by the following:-

  1. Mal. Halilu Babaji –           2009 – 2010
  2. Mal. Sadeeq Launi –           2010 – Date

The following programmes are run by the department.

  1. Higher National Diploma
  2. National Diploma
  3. Diploma Public Administration
  4. Certificate Public Administration