The Conference of Registrars of Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in Nigeria (COREG) was formed in 1973 by a few Colleges of Technology and Polytechnics. However, its activities at the time were very skeletal. Consequently, it went into dormancy from that period up to 1977. In 1978, conscious moves and concerted efforts were made to resuscitate it, which culminated in its re-establishment. COREG was formed to serve as a platform for Registrars of Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in Nigeria to interact amongst themselves. Initially, it was called Council of Registrars and Secretaries of Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology (CORSEC), but later changed to its present name. COREG is not a labour organization or a trade union in the Polytechnic System, but rather an association of Registrars.
PIONEER POLYTECHNIC/COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA
At its formative stage in 1978, COREG had only 14 members listed down below:
- The Polytechnic Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State
- Lagos State College of Science & Technology, Lagos
- Akure College of Technology, Akure, Ondo State
- Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, Lagos State
- Murtala College of Technology, Makurdi, Benue State
- Kwara State College of Technology, Ilorin, Kwara State
- College of Technology Calabar, Cross River State
- Idah College of Technology, Idah, Kogi State
- Bida College of Technology, Bida, Niger State
- Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State
- Institute of Higher Education, Kano, Kano State
- Institute of Management & Technology, Enugu, Enugu State
- Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna, Kaduna State
- Plateau State College of technology, Bukuru, Plateau State
The year 1979 witnessed the establishment of the following six (6) new Polytechnics by the Federal Government of Nigeria:
- Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State
- Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Bauchi State
- Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State
- Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State
- Federal Polytechnic Ilaro,
- Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa State
While the Federal Government continued to establish more Polytechnics over the years, State Governments followed suit by establishing their own Polytechnics or Colleges of Technology and by the year 2000, Private Polytechnics were being established to complement Government’s efforts in training the ever-increasing youths in Entrepreneurship and Technology.
As at today, COREG has 55 members, comprising both Government and Private owned Polytechnics/Colleges of Technology. The current member Institutions are as follows:
- Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro
- Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo
- Federal Polytechnic, Kaura–Namoda, Zamfara State
- Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Lagos State
- Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State
- Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi, Bauchi State
- Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna, Kaduna State
- The Polytechnic Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State
- The Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
- Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo
- Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, Nasarawa State
- Kano State Polytechnic, Kano, Kano State
- Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State
- Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State
- Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State
- Hassan Usman Polytechnic, Katsina, Katsina State
- Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State
- Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi
- Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta, Ogun State
- Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna State
- Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori
- Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos State
- I.M.T., Enugu, Enugu State
- Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Bauchi State
- Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi State
- Waziri, Umaru Federal Poly, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State
- Akanu Ibiam Federal Poly, Unwana, Ebonyi State
- Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Borno State
- Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State
- Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola
- Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State
- Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State
- Niger State Polytechnic, Zungeru
- Akwa Ibom Polytechnic, Ikot-Osurua
- Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata Mafara, Zamfara State
- Osun State Polytechnic, Iree
- Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja
- Osun State College of Technology Esa-Oke
- Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic Kazaure, Jigawa State
- Abia State Polytechnic, Aba
- Federal Polytechnic, Damatru, Yobe State
- Taraba State Polytechnic, Suntai
- Nasarawa State Polytechnic Lafia
- Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic Geidam, Yobe State
- Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe Oghara
- Delta State Polytechnic Ogwashi – Uku
- Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro
- Sokoto State Polytechnic, Sokoto, Sokoto State
- Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko, Benue State
- Gateway Poly. Saapade, Ogun State
- Gateway Poly. Igbesa, Ogun State
- Rivers State College of Arts & Science, Rumuola, Port-Harcourt
- Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse
- Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, Bayelsa State
- Federal Polytechnic Bali, Taraba State
COREG REGISTERED WITH THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC)
COREG was incorporated by the CAC on 5th November, 2012 with incorporation number: CAC/IT/No. 57260