Moshood Abiola Polytechnic

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic entrance gate, Abeokuta, Ogun state
Type Public
Established 1980
Rector Professor Oludele Adelanwa Itiola
Location Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Website www.mapoly.edu.ng

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic also known as MAPOLY is a tertiary learning institution in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The Ojere campus is in the South-Eastern part of Abeokuta, covering about 960 hectares of rolling land bounded by the Ogun River to the south. It is named after Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, who was elected President of Nigeria in 1993, but prevented from taking office.[1]

The polytechnic was formally established in 1980 as Ogun State Polytechnic during the military administration of Harris Eghagha, but the first set of 220 students was admitted in January 1979. The Polytechnic started on two temporary campuses, Oke-Egunya and Onikolobo, moving to the Ojere campus between April 1985 and March 1988. By the 2004-2005 session, the student population was 18,878, with about 520 academic and non-academic staff.

Presently, the polytechnic has five schools, each headed by a director, and 21 departments, each headed by a Head of Department. The schools, along with their corresponding departments, are:

  • Business & Management studies (Accountancy, Business Administration, Business & Finance, Office & Technology Management, Marketing)
  • Communication & Information Technology (Mass Communication and General Studies)
  • Environmental Studies (Architecture, Urban & Regional Planning, Estate Management, Building Tech, Quantity Surveying, and Surveying & Geo-Informatics)
  • Engineering (Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical/Electronic Engineering)
  • Science and technology (Science Laboratory Technology, Food Technology, Mathematics & Statistics, and Computer Science).

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References

  1. "Brief History". Moshood Abiola Polytechnic. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2010-03-03.


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