{"id":15258,"date":"2023-02-08T21:53:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T21:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/02\/08\/here-are-the-first-university-and-polytechnic-that-were-established-in-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T21:53:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T21:53:54","slug":"here-are-the-first-university-and-polytechnic-that-were-established-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/02\/08\/here-are-the-first-university-and-polytechnic-that-were-established-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are The First University And Polytechnic That Were Established In Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>After finishing secondary school, many students in the Federal Republic of Nigeria typically enrol in a university or polytechnic. It should be noted that postsecondary education helps students get ready for the workforce. Nigeria now has a large number of tertiary institutions. However, let\u2019s carefully note which polytechnics and universities were founded in Nigeria earlier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Nigeria\u2019s first university<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The University of Ibadan was founded in 1948, according to The Vanguard News. The historic city of Ibadan is where this school is situated. The Institution of Ibadan was the first university to be founded in Nigeria, according to an article in the Punch Newspaper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Nigeria\u2019s first polytechnic institution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(37, 37, 37);\">According to The Daily Post, the first tertiary institution to be founded in Nigeria was the Yaba College of Technology. This school, which was founded in 1947, is situated in Lagos State. The school is a polytechnic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: rgb(37, 37, 37);\">What are your thoughts on this? Kindly drop your comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Lizzyabram (via  Opera<br \/>News )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/><span class=\"see-more\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nIbadan<br \/>Punch<br \/>The Daily Post<br \/>The Vanguard News<br \/>University of Ibadan<br \/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>));\/**\/<\/script><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After finishing secondary school, many students in the Federal Republic of Nigeria typically enrol in a university or polytechnic. It should be noted that postsecondary education helps students get ready for the workforce. Nigeria now has a large number of tertiary institutions. However, let\u2019s carefully note which polytechnics and universities were founded in Nigeria earlier. 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