The Federal University of Technology, Minna, is a specialised, Federal Government-owned university in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, established on February 1st, 1983. The core objective is to advance the nation’s drive for much-needed self-reliance in Science, Engineering, and especially Technology. The University produces graduates equipped with the necessary skills for technological advancement. Its motto is Technology for Empowerment.
To become a world-class and Nigeria’s leading University recognised for its excellence in capacity building and service delivery.
The University is committed to the training of a skilled and innovative workforce that would transform Nigeria’s natural resources into goods and services driven by entrepreneurship and Information and Communication Technology (ICT), to positively affect the economy and thus the quality of life of its people.
The pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Professor J.O. Ndagi, served in that capacity from 1983 to 1990. He was succeeded by Professor S.O. Adeyemi from 1990 to 1994. Between 1994 and 1997, Professor I.H. Umar served as the University’s Sole Administrator. Thereafter. Professor S.A. Garba became the acting Vice-Chancellor between 26th June and 6th August, 1997. Prof. M.A. Daniyan became the third substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University from 7th August 1997 to 6th August 2002. He handed over to Prof. J.O. Adeniyi, who served as Acting Vice-Chancellor from 7th August to 2nd October, 2002. From 3rd October 2002 to 27th October 2007, Prof. H. T. Sa’ad assumed duty as the 4th substantive Vice-Chancellor. He was succeeded by Prof. M.S. Audu as the 5th substantive Vice-Chancellor from 27th October, 2007 to 26th November, 2012. Prof. M.A. Akanji, the 6th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University, was appointed on 3rd December, 2012, and he completed his tenure on 2nd December, 2017. The seventh substantive Vice-Chancellor, Prof. A. Bala, assumed duty on 3rd December, 2017, and he completed his tenure on 2nd December, 2022. The current Vice-Chancellor, Prof. F. A. Kuta assumed duty on 3rd December 2022, as the 8th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University.
The pioneer Registrar, late Dr B.P. Sawa, served from 1983 to 1986. Dr B. Salka took over as acting Registrar between 1986 and 1988. Thereafter, Mrs L.S.J. Ahmed became the 2nd substantive Registrar of the University between 1988 and 1993. She was succeeded by Alhaji U.A. Sadiq, who served in an acting capacity from October 1993 to 1998, and was later appointed as the 3rd substantive Registrar from 1998 to 2003. Mallam M.D. Usman was appointed on 1st October, 2007 as the 4th substantive Registrar, after overseeing the office in acting capacity since 2003. He was succeeded by Mrs. V. N Kolo on 11th June, 2012 as the 5th substantive Registrar. She completed her 5-year term with one-year extension. Mr. A.N. Kolo assumed office as the 6th substantive Registrar on 12th June, 2018. He also served out his term with a one-year extension, till June 11th 2024. Â Thereafter, Mrs A.S.A. Ndayako was appointed as Acting Registrar for a brief period (June 12, 2024, to January 13, 2025). The current Registrar, M. D. Mallam, was appointed as the 7th substantive Registrar on 14th January, 2025.
Campuses
At inception, the University acquired the facilities of the former Government Teachers’ College, Bosso, which now serves as the Bosso Campus of the University. It has undergone a significant facelift and presents a beautiful appearance befitting a modern University. The University acquired 10,650 hectares of land at Gidan-Kwano, along the Minna – Kataeregi – Bida Road, as its permanent site to accommodate the envisaged expansion.
On Tuesday, June 2, 1992, the former President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida GCFR, fss, mni (rtd), performed the Sod-turning Ceremony to mark the commencement of projects on the main campus site.
Work then commenced in earnest for the physical development of the Main Campus, which in phase I consists of the construction School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (SAAT), School of Environmental Technology (SET), School of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SEET) buildings, Students Hostels, Students Centre, University Library, Senate Building, Staff houses, Computer Centre as well as the Industrial Development Centre.
The completion of students’ hostels, some staff quarters, and the SET and SEET buildings enabled the commencement of full academic activities on the Main Campus at the beginning of the 2004/2005 academic session. As of December, 2025, apart from the School of Science and Technology Education (SSTE), Centre for Preliminary and Extra-Mural Studies and the University’s consultancy outfit, FUTMIN Ventures & Consults, which are still at the Bosso campus, all other Schools are at the main Campus, Gidan Kwano.
Our Students
Since its inception, the University has graduated students whose market value has been consistently very satisfactory, and they are in high demand across public and private sectors, including top-touch industries, serving the nation’s technological needs. The figure shows remarkable growth, from 22 graduates in 1990 to 5,816 in 2025. Today, the total students’ enrolment stands at about 30,000, including Postgraduates.
Research and Development
In pursuit of academic excellence in solving human problems, Professor S.A. Garba of the Department of Microbiology led a team of researchers to develop and produce vaccines for typhoid fever. This project is sponsored by Unipetrol Nigeria Plc. The team made significant progress in realising the project’s core mandate. Having completed testing on mice, guinea pigs, rabbits, and monkeys, the Vaccine was tested on humans with remarkable success. The new vaccine would soon be made available to the global market after further due process.
The University has recorded quite a number of notable research output leading to the design and fabrication of a number of highly valuable items of socio-economic importance, such as the solar air heater, motor-car crankshaft, gearing system for crane hoist drives, rice de-stoning machine, maize sheller, multi-purpose grinder, irrigation models, poultry feeder, amongst a host of other innovations.
Today, research and development are coordinated by the Directorate for Research, Innovations and Development (DRID). The University has a total of 24 patents and 22 Q1 journal publications as of the 4th quarter of 2025. Similarly, its researchers have consistently won many national and international research grants. Researchers from FUT, Minna, secured the highest number of grants in the 2024 and 2025 National Research Fund (NRF) grant cycle, with a total of 15 grants worth 400 million naira out of the 4.29 billion naira allocated by the Federal Government. Â Furthermore, FUTMinna was awarded the 2025 Commercial Agricultural Farm grant, valued at N1 Billion.
Enterprise
To generate internal revenue to supplement government funding, the University established FUTMIN CONSULT, a consultancy unit. The outfit has continued to make a positive impact to justify its establishment. In this regard, it has undertaken the following consultancy services among others: Gurara Inter Basin Water Transfer. NNDC/UNIDO Project, EEC/FGN Middle-Belt Project, Niger State Ecological Mapping for wheat growing, ADB/ONDO State Ecological Zone Mapping, Mando Fish Farm and TRANSCORP-HILTON Hotel Sewage Design and Environmental Impact Assessment of Kagara Dam for the Upper Niger River Basin Rural Development Authority (UNRBDA). FUTMIN CONSULT is also a consultant to INEC on its Computerisation and Telecommunication Programme, and to UBE on its programmes in Niger and Kogi States. Other consultancy services recently carried out by FUTMIN CONSULT include the Second National Fadama Development Project (Fadama II) in Niger State and the Niger State Agroclimatological Zones and Land Use Mapping into Crop Zones.
Centres & Directorates
In August 2003, the University Council formalised the Centre for Climate Change and Freshwater Resources (CCCFR) as one of three newly established Centres. The others are Centre for Human Settlements and Urban Development (CHSUD) and Centre for Remedial and Extra-mural Studies (CRES). The CCCFR, in collaboration with environmentalists in the six Geopolitical Zones of Nigeria, executed a N105 million National Agro-Climatic Atlas Project to combat the effects of climate change-induced natural disasters in Nigeria, sponsored by the Ecological Fund Office of the Presidency. Apart from this project, the Centre is now into collaborative climate change studies with University of Cape Town, South Africa, while its scientists continue as consulting experts with United Nations Agencies like UNFCCC, WMO, UNEP, UNDP, FAO, UNESCO etc. The Centre is also involved in the university’s Sustainable Livelihood initiative within the context of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2015) and is about to commence a new professional programme in Climate Change, Disaster Risk Assessment, and Risk Reduction, as a prelude to a programme in Disaster Early Warning.
The Centre for Human Settlements and Urban Development (CHSUD) was established by the University in collaboration with UN-Habitat to support settlements, urban governance, and urban development. Since then, CHSUD has focused on building capacity at all levels of government for effective Urban Environmental Management, including the establishment of the Environmental Management Information System and Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma Programmes in Public-Private Partnership for the Urban Environment. With the support of the Collaborative Learning Course established by a partnership of UNDP and Yale University, U.S.A. CHSUD is currently providing consultancy services to UN-Habitat in four Nigerian cities (Ibadan, Enugu, Kano, and Karu) on the use of implementation instruments for the Sustainable Cities Programme. To contribute to the development of human capital for urban environmental management in Nigeria, CHSUD is designing postgraduate courses (M.Sc. and PhD) in City Planning and Urban Design, with support from UN-Habitat.
The Centre for Preliminary and Extra-Mural Studies (CPES) is responsible for coordinating all academic programmes not funded by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Remedial/IJAMB – one-year terminal programmes, specifically designed to equip candidates from catchment areas with emphasis on Niger State, who are deficient in some basic science subjects and are unable to meet UTME admission requirements. Admission to these programmes is also available in the other thirty-six states of the federation and the FCT. On successful completion of the Remedial programme, students are admitted to the various degree programmes offered by the University. Approval has also been given to the Centre to commence Diploma and Certificate programmes.
Other Centres/Directorates include:
Africa Centre of Excellence for Mycotoxin and Food Safety (ACEMFT)
Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology – vaccine and drugs development (CGEB)Â
Career Development Centre (CDC)
Academic Publishing Centre (APC)
West African Service Centre on Climate and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL)
Centre for Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies (CDRMDS)
Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning (CODEL) remote learning
International Centre for Emergent Technology (ICET)
Entrepreneurship Centre
Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development (DRID)
Directorate of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (DIPTT)
Directorate for Collaboration, Affiliation and Linkages (DCAL)
Directorate of Information Technology Services (ITS)
ICT Development
It is equally gratifying to note that the University has gained nationwide recognition for its excellent performance in ICT, including skilled graduates and a proficient staff with strong digital competencies and expertise. ICT development has been steady and strategic over the years, with the ICT Centre evolving from a computer Centre into a global ICT hub.
To integrate with modern digitalisation of Teaching, learning, and administrative processes, the university fully migrated to online student registration for the 2005/2006 academic session, a transition sustained over the last two decades, supported by an internal system for all online transactions, both technical and auxiliary.
Collaboration and Linkages
In the area of domestic and international linkages and collaboration, the University’s Management established the Directorate for Collaboration, Affiliation and Linkages (DCAL). The University has established a linkage programme with the University of Namibia and the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. The University has also signed a memorandum of understanding with the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP), Nigeria. It is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the Association of African Universities.
Through DCAL, many tertiary institutions across Nigeria have offered degree programmes in affiliation with the University, thereby strengthening its reach and alumni network. Presently, the University has the following institutions offering its Bachelor’s Degree programmes: Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna; Federal Polytechnic, Bida; Federal Polytechnic, Offa; Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina, and Federal College of Education, Gusau.
Award of Honorary Degrees
The University has honoured some Distinguished Gentlemen and Achievers, including (see table 1): Alhaji (Dr) Shehu Idris, CFR, the Emir of Zazzau; and Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Dasuki. CFR, the former Sultan of Sokoto, late Alhaji (Dr) Abdulrahman Mora and Dr. Sam Nujoma, the former President of the Republic of Namibia, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babaginda (rtd), the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, former Head of State of Nigeria; Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings (rtd), the former President of the Republic of Ghana, Prof. Jonathan Othman Ndagi, pioneer Vice Chancellor, of the University and Mr. Raphael O.A. Shonekan, the pioneer Principal, Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom. Others include Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the Executive Governor of Osun State; Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki, the Waziri of Ilorin; Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu, the Sardauna of Minna; and Mr Alioune Badiane of UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya.
LIST OF AWARDEES OF HONORARY DEGREES BY FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA
|
S/No |
Year of the Award |
Name of Recipient |
Honorary Degree Awarded |
|
1. |
2nd Feb., 1989 |
HRH (Dr.) Shehu Idris CFR Emir of Zazzau |
LL.D Installed as Chancellor |
|
2. |
27th Jan., 1990 |
Alh. Dr. Ibrahim Dasuki, CON |
LL.D |
|
3. |
21st Feb., 1991 |
Alh. (Dr.) Abdulrahman Mora |
D.LT |
|
4. |
Feb., 1992 |
His Excellency, Dr. Sam Shaffishuna Nujoma |
D. Tech |
|
5. |
Feb., 1999 |
His Excellency, Dr. Gen. Ibrahim B. Babangida |
LL.D |
|
6. |
Feb., 1999 |
His Excellency Dr. Jerry Rawlings |
LL.D |
|
7. |
23rd March 2002 |
HRM Godwin Toritseteju Ogiame II, CON, Olu of Warri |
Installed as Chancellor |
|
8. |
23rd March 2002 |
Prof. Jonathan Osman Ndagi |
D. Sc. |
|
9. |
23rd March 2002 |
Dr. Rapheal Shonekan |
D.Sc. |
|
10. |
8th April, 2006 |
His Excellency, (Dr) Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola |
D. Sc. |
|
11. |
8th April, 2006 |
Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki |
D.Sc. |
|
12. |
8th April, 2006 |
Mal. (Dr.) Ibrahim Aliyu |
D. Tech |
|
13. |
8th April, 2006 |
Dr. Alioune Badiane |
D. Tech |
|
14. |
27th Oct., 2007 |
Admiral (Alh) Murtala Nyako |
D. Sc. |
|
15. |
27th Oct., 2007 |
Alh. Aliko Dangote |
D. Sc. |
|
16. |
21st Feb., 2009 |
Dr. MuÂ’azu Babangida Aliyu |
D. Tech |
|
17. |
4th June, 2010 |
Senate President, Senator David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark |
D. Sc. |
|
18. |
4th June, 2010 |
Alhaji (Dr.) Muhammed Danjuma Goje |
D. Sc. |
|
19. |
4th June, 2010 |
Chief Aderemi Makonjuola |
D. Tech |
|
20. |
4th June, 2010 |
Late Dr. (Mrs.) Maryam Ndidi Babangida |
D. Tech |
|
21 |
14th April, 2012 |
Chief Ike Ekweremadu |
D. Sc. |
|
22 |
14th April, 2012 |
Alhaji (Dr.) Sani Dauda |
D. Tech |
|
23 |
14th April, 2012 |
Mr. David Victor Winn |
D. Tech |
|
24 |
1st February,2016 |
Chief (Dr.) Eze Eberechi N. Dick Eze Udo I of Mgboko Ngwa Amaise |
Installed as Chancellor |
|
25 |
1st February, 2017 |
HRH Alh. (Dr.) Yahaya Abubakar, CFR, Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers |
D. Tech |
|
26 |
1st February, 2017 |
HRH, Alh. Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar, Abubakar Modibbo III, Emir of Gombe and Chairman, Gombe State Council of Emirs and Chiefs |
D. Tech |
|
27 |
1st February, 2017 |
Prof. Akin L. Mabogunje, The Chairman, Lagos Megacity Development |
D. Tech |
|
28 |
1st February, 2022 |
HIM, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi The Chancellor, Odundun II, The Deji and Paramount Ruler of Akure Kingdom |
D. Sc |
|
29 |
1st February, 2022 |
General Abdulsalami Abubakar, GCFR (Rtd) Former Head of State, Federal Republic of Nigeria |
D. Sc |
|
30 |
1st February, 2022 |
Dr. Akinwumi “Akin” Adesina, President, ADB Group |
D. Tech |
|
31 |
1st February, 2022 |
Abdul Samad Rabiu, CON, Founder of BUA Group |
D. Entrep |
|
32 |
1st February, 2022 |
Mallam Mele Kolo Kyeri, Chief Executive Officer/Group Managing Director, NNPC Ltd. |
D. Eng. |
|
33 |
1st February, 2025 |
Governor Umar Mohammed Bago |
D. Agric. |
|
34 |
1st February, 2025 |
Governor Uba Sani |
D. Entrep. |
|
35 |
1st February, 2025 |
Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, CON |
D. Edu. |
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LIST OF CONVOCATION LECTURERS/ LECTURES
|
CONVOCATION NO. |
CONVOCATION LECTURER |
TOPICS |
DATE |
|
2ND |
ENGR. I. K. INUWA, B.Eng, MSc., FNSE |
TECHNOLOGY FOR SELFRELIANCE: A CASE FOR NIGERIAÂ’S VIEW POINT |
31ST JANUARY, 1990 |
|
 |
DR. ADIGUN ADE ABIODUN (United Nations Expert on Space Application) |
REMOTE SENSORY TECHNOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW: A VIABLE TOOL FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
31ST JANUARY, 1992 |
|
8TH |
PROFESSOR S. B. ELEGBA, FNIP Director General, Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority |
PEACEFUL APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES |
27TH OCTOBER, 2007 |
|
19TH & 20TH |
PROF. PETER OKEBUKOLA OFR, Fmr. Executive Secretary National Universities Commission and Chairman, Governing Council Osun State University |
BREAKING BARRIERS TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ARE WE TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY? |
12TH APRIL, 2012 |
|
21ST, 22ND & 23RD |
PROF. (Engr.) ELI JIDERE BALA, FNSE, FNAEng, MIAEE Director & Chief Executive Officer Energy Commission of Nigeria, Abuja |
ENERGY AND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: PROSPECTS, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD |
20TH JUNE, 2014 |
|
24TH |
HON. JUSTICE IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, GCON Fmr. Chief Justice of Nigeria |
THE ROLE OF LAW IN THE ENHANCEMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE NATION |
17TH APRIL, 2015 |
|
25TH |
PROF. JOHN O. ADEOTI Professor of Development Economics NISER Ibadan Nigeria |
UNIVERSITIES AND THE CHALLENGE OF TRACKING INNOVATION DEFICIT IN NIGERIA |
26TH FEBRUARY, 2016 |
|
26TH |
PROF. Dr. IR BRICE SINSIN Rector University of Abomey-Calavi Republique of Benin |
SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT SAFEGUARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY RESOURCES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES |
1ST FEBRUARY, 2017 |
|
27TH |
PROF. SAGAY ITSE-JUWA ESANJUMI, SAN Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption  |
NIGERIA: THE TRAVAILS OF AN ANIMAL KINGDOM |
31ST JANUARY, 2018 |
|
28TH |
DR. NTERANYA SANGINGA Director General International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria |
TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICAN AGRICULTURE: THE JOURNEY SO FAR |
31ST JANUARY, 2019 |
|
29TH |
PROF. ISA ALI IBRAHIM (PANTAMI), PhD, FNCS, FBCS, FIIM Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Federal Republic of Nigeria |
DATAFICATION OF SOCIETY: ECONOMIC AND SECURITY ISSUES IN PRODUCING AND USING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DATA IN NIGERIA |
31ST JANUARY, 2020 |
|
30TH |
MAL. MELE KYARI Group Managing Director, NNPC Ltd. |
ENERGY TRANSITION AND ENERGY ACCESSIBILITY: THE NEW PARADIGM |
31ST JANUARY, 2022 |
|
31ST & 32ND COMBINED |
PROF. JOHN KENNEDY OPARA, OFR, JP (Chairman/CEO, CSS Integrated Farms, KM 10 Abuja-Keffi Highway, Gora, Nasarawa State) |
THE POWER OF VISION AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY: THE KEY TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA |
31ST JANUARY, 2024 |
|
33RD |
RT. HON. ABBAS TAJUDEEN. PhD, GCON (Speaker, Federal House of Representatives at the 10th Assembly) |
FROM CRISIS TO PROSPERITY HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO DRIVE NIGERIA’S TRANSFORMATION |
31ST JANUARY, 2025 |
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Accreditation Status
At present, the University has 72 undergraduate programmes approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The 72 programmes have full accreditation status and were approved within the last two years.
OFFICES UNDER THE VICE CHANCELLOR
LIST OF SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS
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COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGY (CMSHT) (WITH TWO SCHOOLS)
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Summary
Number of Schools                   =         15
Number of Department            =         68
Number of Programmes           =         72
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SERVICE CENTERS
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