Imo State Polytechnic
Iwo State Polytechnic is a higher education institute in Umuagwo, Imo State, Nigeria. It was established in 1978 as the Michael Okpara College of Agriculture, Umuagwo and was upgraded to a Polytechnic status, renamed as the Imo State Polytechnics, Umuagwo in 2007. The institution provides courses, training and research in all branches of Agriculture, Management Sciences, Engineering and Food Sciences.[1] The institution is certified to award National Diploma and Higher National Diploma qualifications.[2]
Chinwe Obaji was a lecturer at this institution before being appointed head of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education.[3]
In 2009, the Rector, Dr. Anderson Amadioha, stated that "We have developed about 43 varieties of high yielding cassava stems for use by farmers."[4] The college has also researched improvements to other crops, such as maize.[5] In March 2009, the rector advised staff of Polytechnic to resist the temptation of getting involved in admission racketeering and issuance of fake receipts to unsuspecting students, affirming a zero tolerance policy.[6]
References
- ^ "Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo: welcome". Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ^ "ACCREDITATION STATUS OF PROGRAMMES OFFERED IN POLYTECHNICS AND SIMILAR TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS" (PDF). National Board for Technical Education. JANUARY 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Ben Duru (Saturday, July 22, 2006). "Kema Chikwe and Imo Government House". Ikeibe.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Imo Poly develops highyield cassava stems". Cassava vs Yams. 1/26/2009. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ I. O. Ezeibekwe, P. O. Anyaegbu (April. 2004). "Performance of Maize Intercropped with Leguminous Browse Plant at Different Rates of Lime" (PDF). Journal of Agriculture and Food Science, Volume 2, Number 1. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Chidi Nkwopara11 (March 2009). "Imo Poly Warns Admission Racketeers". Vanguard. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
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