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Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, formally matriculated 1,450 new students for the 2025/2026 academic session on Friday. During the 38th matriculation ceremony at the main campus, Rector Dr. Aminu Yusuf emphasized measures the institution has implemented to strengthen security and maintain a conducive learning atmosphere.
The event was attended by notable guests, including the Emir of Kaura Namoda, Dr. Sanusi Mohammed Ahmad Asha, as well as deans, department heads, and academic staff.
In his address, Dr. Yusuf restated the management’s dedication to improving campus security, describing peace as essential for academic success. He said the polytechnic has deepened partnerships with security agencies to protect lives and property and ensure uninterrupted academic activities.
He noted that security efforts include deploying military and other operatives while also building the capacity of local guards. The school also completed a 2.5-kilometre perimeter fence funded by TETFund, which he called vital to sustaining the institution’s peaceful environment.
Listing recent achievements, the Rector mentioned the completion of the Department of Nutrition building and 80% progress on the ICT centre. He also praised the National Board for Technical Education for accrediting 38 programmes across several departments within his first year in office, calling it a significant academic milestone.
Dr. Yusuf thanked the Zamfara State Government for building a modern hostel, and Hon. Abdulmalik Zubairu, an alumnus, for donating five motorised boreholes and supporting an AI Library. He also acknowledged the Kaura Namoda Emirate Council and the Federal Government for continued support through TETFund in infrastructure and human capital development.
He appealed for more Federal Government intervention in infrastructure and capital projects to meet the polytechnic’s expanding needs, adding that sustained investment would improve education quality and student facilities.
Dr. Yusuf concluded by advising the new students to be disciplined and law-abiding, cautioning them against cultism, exam malpractice, internet fraud, and other misconduct. He urged them to uphold the institution’s values and represent it responsibly on campus and in their communities.
