By JOEY Anzaku
The Management of Isa Mustapha Agwai I Polytechnic, IMAP, Lafia, Nasarawa State, has prohibited the sale of handouts to students of the institution with immediate effect.
The Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr. Nurudeen Ma’uzu Maifata, disclosed this during the 2025/2026 matriculation ceremony held in Lafia, the state capital.
The Rector explained that the Polytechnic library is fully equipped with approved textbooks to enable students to access world-class research and learning materials, including modern e-resources to aid their study and research. He warned that any one found engaging in the sale of handouts would face appropriate sanctions.
’In addition, our ICT Centre is fully functional, providing open Wi-Fi connectivity to support digital learning, research, and innovation. These facilities are integral to our vision of producing technologically proficient, knowledgeable graduates’.
Dr. Maifata, who commended Governor Abdullahi Sule for transforming the institution into a world-class citadel of learning, added that the Polytechnic is making frantic efforts towards completing two hostels with a combined capacity of one thousand bed spaces.
According to him, the project is aimed at addressing students’ accommodation challenges and protecting them from negative external influences.
’We have formally appealed to the Honourable Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development to kindly provide boreholes at key locations, including students’ hostels, staff quarters, and the newly constructed staff and lecture complexes’.
’we have also reached out to the Honourable Minister of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, requesting support in furnishing the female hostel common room…to promote relaxation, enhance study activities, and encourage healthy social interaction among students’, he added.
The Rector further advised students to prioritize their studies and remain law-abiding at all times, stressing that anyone found violating the rules would be sanctioned in line with the institution’s statutes and national laws.
He emphasized that acts contrary to the vision and mission of the Polytechnic would not be tolerated, particularly examination malpractice, cultism, and other social vices capable of damaging the institution’s image.
’Matriculation is not a mere formality, but a solemn oath of allegiance to the Rules and Regulations of the institution, and by extension, the laws of the State. You are therefore enjoined to imbibe the ethos of our Polytechnic, maintain decorum in classes and gatherings, desire for excellence’. ‘I must emphasize unequivocally that Management will not condone criminal behaviours or social vices such as drug abuse, examination malpractice, sexual misconduct, cultism, rioting, vandalization of facilities…
Any student found culpable will face decisive disciplinary measures in line with institutional statutes and national laws. Take note that ignorance of the law is no excuse’.
Meanwhile, the SUG President, David Taimako, called on students to avoid social vices that could jeopardize their academic pursuits and the reputation of their families and communities.
A total of 5,994 students were matriculated, comprising 2,237 Higher National Diploma, HND and 3,757 National Diploma, ND students.
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