About us

Governing Council Meeting

Established in 1957, West African Polytechnic is an inspiring community of smart and genuinely nice people from across the country and around the world.

West African polytechnic is an institution established in 1957,with a well deserved and renowned reputation for developing a high quality education programme, thereby consistently carving a niche for itself in terms of value and excellence.

Apart from academics, we are also well known to be a centre for community service and entrepreneurship which further offers students an opportunity and an avenue to propose their research projects to the school. It should be emphatically stated that we have been in the forefront of academic brilliance, which was majorly achieved through dint of persistence, hardwork, passion and commitment of our first rated academic staff who have diligently continued to develop and acquire higher qualifications over the years.

Conclusively, it is one of the leading institutions in Africa founded on the core values of integrity, diligence, excellence and transparency, which further drives a vision to positively influence, build, teach, train and impact knowledge to our students in all ramifications.Thereby, creating an avenue to learn through well standard employing innovative, excellent leading-edge teachings and sound academic development to basically stem the tides and provide stability for academic growth or development.

The fundamental purpose of Westpoly is learning, not teaching. Here, you learn how to learn.

Lamidi Babatunde (Ph.D)

Founder, West African Polytechnic

What makes us different?

The Dexterity, peculiarity and uniqueness that comes with this college, is the sound educational system with high excellent approach and tenacity in constantly producing high quality, skilled and innovative graduates through distinctive teachings, effective learning and consistent research for the technological advancement of Nigeria.

Furthermore, it should be emphatically stated that we constantly develop our courses curriculum with advice from the academia, business and industry, inorder to ensure currency and relevance to today’s employers. This is majorly attributed or attributable to a sustained excellent disposition and approach exhibited by the high flying academic and non-academic staff of the school, coupled with the excellent curricular and well equipped laboratories and workshops.

In a nutshell, we are committed to excellence in teaching and providing the very best learning environments for our students. This means that our students learn from scholars who are well equipped, renowned and acknowledged experts in their respective fields from various departments im the school. Thereby creating an enabling environment for students to develop skills and gain experience which is fundamental and instrumental to their future career in life.

300

Courses offered with 5 world languages and 120 electives.

Countries represented by over 2500 Students.

14.6%

International Students with 8% under Cultural Council.

180

Teaching faculty with 80 men and 100 women.

37%

Students receive financial aid and selected via entrance test.

6:1

Students teacher ratio, for proper attention on child.