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  • Kogi poly withdraws 273, expels 6 students

    Kogi poly withdraws 273, expels 6 students

    The Academic Board of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has withdrawn 273 students due to poor academic performance across several departments and programmes.

    This is contained in a statement by the Chairman of the Board, Prof. Salisu Usman, on Monday in Lokoja.

    Usman, who also serves as Rector, revealed that six students were expelled for offences related to examination misconduct.

    The board’s decision affects 20 departments and 42 academic programmes across the institution.

    He said the action followed the board’s 120th meeting, where it reviewed first semester results for the 2024/2025 academic session.

    Usman stated that the students failed to meet academic standards, in spite of having access to a supportive learning environment.

    He said six students were found guilty of serious examination offences and were accordingly expelled.

    According to the rector, two of the expelled students were from the Business Administration and Accountancy Department. Four others were from the Mass Communication Department.

    He said the students were caught impersonating or in possession of prohibited items during examinations.

    “The Central Examination Misconduct Committee, led by Dr Grace Ehimony, investigated the cases thoroughly.

    “Following the committee’s recommendation, the board approved the students’ expulsion without delay,” he said.

    Usman assured that the institution remains committed to upholding academic excellence and integrity.

    He praised board members for their dedication and unwavering support in promoting standards.

    The rector urged students to stay focused and use available resources to succeed academically.

  • Suspected illicit drug dealer/cultist nabbed at Kogi Poly gate

    Suspected illicit drug dealer/cultist nabbed at Kogi Poly gate

    Operatives of Kogi State Polytechnic Security Unit have intercepted one Friday Momoh who was in possession of hard drugs while making his way to the main campus of the Polytechnic in Lokoja.

    The culprit is also suspected to be a member of a secret society.

    Momoh, 26, an indigene of Lokoja Local Government of Kogi State was apprehended at 11:40am of Tuesday 6th of September, 2022 with 66 wraps of weed suspected to be Indian Hemp, 4 containers of weed, assorted charm, scissors, 52,000 cash and other hard drugs called ‘ICE’.

    According to the Chief Security Officer of the Polytechnic, Mr. Emmanuel Onuh, Momoh who is not a student of the institution, was held on his way to the Polytechnic with a bag full of the stated materials.

    Mr. Onuh said the security unit was on alert based on intelligence reports that students were organizing a picnic as one of the activities to mark the 2022 Students’ Week.

    However the report at the disposal of management was that cultists were regrouping to test the security might of the Polytechnic but nipped in the bud by the proactive personnel of the Polytechnic.

    During interrogation, Momoh confessed to be a member of secret cult group called “Aro Bagger Confraternity”.

    He has since been handed over to the security agents for further investigation.

    The Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Dr. Salisu Ogbo Usman who commended the effort of the security unit in Momoh’s apprehension noted that the success was another milestone of the present management in eradicating cultism, cult related activities and other social vices.

    Dr. Usman however warned all criminally minded persons to steer clear of the campuses of the Polytechnic as the management would not take matters capable of breaking down of law and order on campus lightly.

  • NBTE grants full accreditation to Kogi poly

    The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has granted Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, a full accreditation for all her academic programmes.

    Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr. Usman Ogbo, disclosed this on Wednesday when he officially presented the accreditation letters to the Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones, in his office.

    Dr. Ogbo said the school was able to achieve the feat owing to the support and enabling environment created by Governor Yahaya Bello, expressing confidence that the Kogi State Polytechnic had become coveted among polytechnics in the country.

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    The Rector disclosed that asides from the accreditation which was made possible by the cream of professionals attracted to the institution in the field of engineering and other courses, a feat made possible by the support of the governor, equally praised the well-motivated staff and management team of the institution.

    Dr. Ogbo expressed happiness with the quality of graduates the institution was now producing and pointed out that the ratings of the institution by professionals and other bodies called for commendation. Kogi State Polytechnic, he disclosed, is first amongst its peers.

    Receiving the Rector, the Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones described the full accreditation gotten by the institution as the mother of all accreditations made possible by Governor Yahaya Bello.

    Asides from the accreditation, he lauded the ongoing infrastructural development ongoing in the institution and described Gov. Yahaya Bello as a leader passionate about the future of the younger generation.

    The Commissioner praised the Rector of the institution for giving the citadel of learning a facelift in academic standards and infrastructure, adding that the institution, which was known as a bastion of cultism and other negative social vices, had today become a positive reference under the leadership of Dr. Ogbo, with the enabling environment created by Gov. Yahaya Bello.