There are 49 state polytechnics in Nigeria. The first and oldest state-owned polytechnic in Nigeria is the Institute of Management and Technology popularly known as IMT located in Enugu which was established in 1965.
Management of state polytechnics in Nigeria
As stated in our previous post, ownership of polytechnic lies in federal, state, and private hands. Management of state polytechnics is in the hand of state governments in Nigeria.
Nearly all the 36 state governments have poly managed and supervised by the state’s ministry of education. Some state governments have up to three polytechnics e.g Delta state.
Courses in state polytechnics
Just like federal polytechnics, skill-based courses are offered by the state polytechnics e.g Mass Communication, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering etc
Below is a full list of state polytechnics in Nigeria, where they are located, and the year of establishment:
| Name of Institutions | Location | Year of Establishment |
| Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) | Enugu, Enugu State | 1965 |
| The Polytechnic Ibadan | Ibadan, Oyo State | 1970 |
| Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin | Ilorin, Kwara State | 1973 |
| Benue State Polytechnic | Ugbokolo, Benue State | 1976 |
| Kano State Polytechnic, Kano | Kano, Kano State | 1976 |
| Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri | Maiduguri, Borno State | 1976 |
| Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo | Ohaji Owerri, Imo State | 1978 |
| Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin-Ladi | Jos, Plateau State | 1978 |
| Moshood Abiola Polytechnic | Abeokuta, Ogun State | 1979 |
| Rufus Giwa Polytechnic | Owo, Ondo State | 1979 |
| Anambra State Polytechnic | Mgbakwu, Anambra State | 1980 |
| Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic (HUK) | Katsina, Nigeria | 1983 |
| Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi | Bauchi, Bauchi State | 1988 |
| Ken Sarowiwa Polytechnic | Bori, Rivers State | 1988 |
| Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic | Zaria Kaduna State | 1989 |
| Adamawa State Polytechnic | Yola, Adamawa State | 1991 |
| Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic,Ikot Osurua | Ikot -Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State | 1991 |
| igawa State Polytechnic, Dutse | Dutse, Jigawa State | 1991 |
| Niger State Polytechnic | Zungeru, Niger State | 1991 |
| Osun State College of Technology(OSCOTECH) | Esa – Oke, Osun State | 1991 |
| Port-Harcourt Polytechnic | Port-Harcourt, Rivers State | 1991 |
| Abdu Gusau Polytechnic | Talata Mafara, Zamfara State | 1992 |
| Osun State Polytechnic | Iree, Osun State | 1992 |
| Kogi State Polytechnic | Lokoja Kogi State | 1993 |
| Nasarawa State College of Agriculture and Technology | Lafia, Nasarawa State | 1996 |
| Akwa Ibom State College of Art & Science | Nung Ukim, Akwa Ibom State | 1997 |
| Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic | Sokoto, Sokoto State | 2000 |
| Zamfara State College of Arts and Science | Gusau, Zamfara State | 2000 |
| Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic | Lafia, Nasarawa State | 2001 |
| Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku | Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State | 2002 |
| Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara | Otefe-Oghara, Delta State | 2002 |
| Edo State Polytechnic, Usen | Benin City, Edo State | 2002 |
| Mai-Idris Alooma Polytechnic | Geidam, Yobe State | 2002 |
| Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic | Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State | 2004 |
| D.S. Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic | Itori-Ewekoro, Ifo, Ogun State. | 2004 |
| Gateway Polytechnic | Saapade Estate, Isara Ode-Remo, Ogun State | 2004 |
| Ogun State Institute of Technology | Igbesa, Ogun State | 2004 |
| Cross River State Institute of Technology And Management (CRITM) | Ugep, Cross River State, Nigeria | 2012 |
| Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic | Eruwa, Oyo State | 2013 |
| Oke-Ogun Polytechnic | Shaki, Oyo State | 2013 |
| Bayelsa State Polytechnic | Aleibiri, Ekeremor, Bayelsa State | 2014 |
| Binyaminu Usman Polytechnic | Hadejia, Jigawa State | 2016 |
| Delta State School of Marine Technology | Burutu, Warri, Delta State | 2017 |
| Enugu State Polytechnic | Iwollo, Enugu State | 2017 |
| Taraba State Polytechnic | Suntai, Taraba State | 2017 |
| Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia | Ipokia, Ogun State | 2018 |
| Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology | Igbo Ora | 2018 |
| Ekiti State College of Agriculture and Technology | Isan Ekiti, Ekiti State | 2021 |
Note:
Ogun State Government is yet to decide on the fate of Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia, following the reinstatement of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) Abeokuta.
The former Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia, is now known as Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic Lafia.
Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, was formerly called Ibarapa Polytechnic until its renaming.