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BRIEF HISTORY OF KANO STATE POLYTECHNIC Following the acceptance of the Aminu Kano report on Higher Education by the Kano State Government in 1976, Kano State Polytechnic was first established to bring under one administrative umbrella, six different schools hitherto controlled independently by related ministries in the state. Some of these school were started as far back as 1970 in the wake of urgent educated Manpower needs in Kano State. Two years later, another educational Organization emerged replacing Kano State Institute for Higher Education, Established under Edict No.18 of 1978 by the then Military Administration had a conglomeration of eight post-secondary institutions spread within the State. In 1983, the 1978 edict establishing the Institute for Higher Education was repealed by the defunct Civilian Administration of the second Republic and in its place, the ministry for Higher Education was created, and two educational institutions emerged: Kano State Polytechnic and Institute of Education. The new structure, however, did not last long because after the military takeover in December 1983, the Ministry for Higher Education was abrogated and the Institute reverted to its former structure by a new edict which came into effect from January 1984. In July 1987, a new edict structuring the Institute for Higher Education into three was signed into law, repealing the 1984 edict, and three new edicts was signed establishing three autonomous Institute of higher learning in the State, i.e. Kano State Polytechnic, Kano State College of Education and College of Arts Sciences and Remedial Studies. The new Kano State Polytechnic has five Schools under a single Central Administration unit which coordinates, directs and controls the general Administration and ensures of execution of all policy matters. The School are namely, School of Management Studies, School of Technology, Aminu Kano School of Islamic Legal Studies, Audu Bako School of Agriculture Danbatta and School of Social and Rural Development Rano. Under the new structure, the Governing Council is responsible for the general direction of the Polytechnic. The overall responsibility for the development of academic activities rests on the Academic Board. The Board award Higher National Diplomas, National Diplomas, Diplomas and Certificates and answerable to the Governing Council. Next in the line in authority are the Principal Officers of the Polytechnic consisting of the Registrar, the Directors of each of the Schools of the Polytechnic, the Chief Librarian, the Bursar, the Director Planning and the Director of Works. These Officers are answerable to the Rector. The Offices of the Registrar is assisted by three Departments, i.e. Academic, Establishment, and Student Affairs headed each by a Deputy Registrar. In addition, the Consultancy Service unit headed by a Director was recently created to foster the drive for revenue generation. KANO STATE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Kano State Institute for Higher Education is made up of eight Schools spread across the state. Each School is headed by the Principal who is responsible to the Directors. There are two Registrar; one is the Head of the Administration and Establishment; the other is the head of Planning, Research, Academic and Student Affairs. The Schools under the Institute are: a)	School of Preliminary Studies b)	School of Management Studies. c)	School of Technology d)	Audu Bako School of Agriculture. e)	School of Islamic and Legal Studies. f)	School of Social and Rural Development. g)	Gumel Advance Teachers College. h)	Kano State College of Education Later some of the Schools like Advance Teachers College, Gumel, Audu Bako College of Agric, College of Education, College of Arts and Science along with School of Preliminary Studies were given autonomy, hence the Polytechnic was left with six unit Schools. In 2003, School of Environmental Studies was carved out of School of Technology to take charge of Environmental courses and was situated in Gwarzo local government. Additionally, in 1989, School of Legal Studies was given autonomy while in 2008, the School of General Studies was created and in 2010, it was made a school unit with a substantive Director. Now Polytechnic has five (5) unit Schools. Thus: •	School of Management Studies •	School of Technology •	School of General Studies •	School of Environmental Studies, Gwarzo •	School of Rural Technology and Entrepreneurship Development, Rano CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION The Administrative Headquarter of the Polytechnic is the Central Administration, which is the nerve centre of the Polytechnic. The Apex of the Administration Pyramid is the Rector who is the chief executive of the Polytechnic and directly responsible to the Governing Council. The Rector control finances, Planning and Policy matter in the various department/unit, such as Registry, Bursary, Internal Audit, Academic Planning, Works, Consultancy Services Unit, Student Affairs, Academic Library, Protocol and Publication as well as SIWES department.

References 1. Kano Poly News. Special Edition August 2016 Vol. 1 No. 1 www.kanopoly.edu.ng 2. Kano State Polytechnic Student Handbook Revised copy 2016.