The Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti was established in January 1977 in Jos, Plateau State. In 1978, it was moved by the Federal Government of Nigeria to Akure, Ondo State in order to maintain an equitable spread of Federal Government institutions among the states of the Federation.
In accordance with Decree 33 of 1979, its status was changed from that of a college of Technology to a full-fledged Polytechnic. In 1982, the institution was once again directed by the Federal Government to move to Ado-Ekiti, now the capital of Ekiti State, in order to pave way for the Federal University of Technology, Akure. By 1986, the movement of the Institution to its permanent site was completed.
The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti which had a pioneer student enrollment of 350 (full-time National Diploma) and 95 academic staff in 1978 now has close to 10,000 students (full-time and part-time National Diploma and Higher National Diploma, Certificate and Professional) and a totals staff strength of about 1,000.
