FULOKOJA Senate approves affiliation with Auchi Polytechnic

The Senate of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has approved an affiliation between FUL and Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State for the latter to run some undergraduate programmes of the University following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two Institutions.

The Management of Federal University Lokoja led by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi had received its Auchi Polytechnic counterpart led by the Rector, Dr. Salisu S. Umar on 17th October, 2023 where the two Institutions signed an agreement, marking a significant milestone in their pursuit of academic excellence and providing quality education to the students.

In a memo presented at the 80th meeting of Senate held on 19th December 2023, the Vice-Chancellor said that the University received a letter of intent from the Management of Auchi Polytechnic on 2nd December 2022, expressing interest in affiliation with the Federal University Lokoja to run some undergraduate programmes and in response, the University promptly initiated a comprehensive process and appointed a three-member team led by Prof. Musa Adeku Ibrahim, the Director of Distance and E-learning, to conduct a thorough resource verification at the Polytechnic.

Prof. Akinwumi noted that after diligent examination, the University Affiliation Team presented a favourable report on the resource verification visit to the Principal Officers Committee (POC) on the 12th of June 2023, after which the POC mandated the team to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) together with Auchi Polytechnic team to be signed by the two Institutions. Speaking further, he said: "The collaborative efforts continued, culminating in the signing of the MoU on the 17th of October 2023, at the Federal University Lokoja.