Nuhu Bamali Poly expels 115 students

The authorities of Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna state, said it has expelled at least 115 students for various offences in the 2017 academic session.
The rector of the school, Prof. Shehu Dalhatu who revealed this during the matriculate on ceremony of the 2018 set of students in Zaria, said that 40 students were expelled during the first semester, 26 in the second semester and 66 for various examination malpractices.
He said that only 14,231 were successful out of 29,584 candidates who applied for admission in the polytechnic, adding that only 7,124 of those admitted had registered as at March 7.
Speaking further, Dalhatu said that 21 students were also expelled for cultism, while 28 other students were caught with fake certificates during verification exercise. He therefore, advised both the new and the old students to be disciplined and do away with social vices.
While appreciating Kaduna state government for approving N449.36 million for capital projects in the institution this year, he announced that the money was meant for development of infrastructure which include renovation of hostels, provision of laboratory equipment and perimeter fencing.
He also said that the state government had earlier granted the sum of N221 million for capital projects in 2017, and some of the contracts had been awarded.
He listed the projects to include the construction of 150-seat lecture theatre, construction of block of 20 space toilets for students and installation of solar power street lights, among others.
“To enhance academic researches, we have established the Directorate for Technology Innovation and Partnership in the polytechnic. This is mainly to encourage staff and students to embark on researches that will further enhance technological growth.
“These interventions are mainly for structural development, equipping laboratories, workshops and staff offices,” he said.

Leave a Reply