Engr. Prof. Aliyu Yusuf
Provost & Chief Executive
Former Director, National Engineering Design & Development Institute
About the Institute
An institution built for a defining decade.
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Our story
DICON Institute of Technology was established in 2024 to address an enduring national priority: the development of skilled technical manpower for Nigeria's defence industry and the broader manufacturing economy.
Situated on DIC Road in Kakuri, Kaduna South, the institute occupies a setting that has been central to Nigeria's industrial story for more than half a century. It is affiliated with the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), whose plants and workshops have produced strategic equipment for the Armed Forces since 1964.
Our academic units are organised into four schools and eight departments, each oriented toward the practical realities of working production environments: laboratory craft, workshop discipline, materials handling, and the operational rigour expected of defence-grade work.
Operating principles
Vision, mission, and the values we hold to.
Vision
To be a premier institution of excellence for driving capabilities in defence technology through innovative and sustainable strategies towards building a skilled workforce.
Mission
To deliver high-quality technical and industry-relevant education leveraging modern technology and collaborative research while upholding discipline, professionalism, and operational excellence.
Five values
guide our work
guide our work
- 01Discipline
- 02Professionalism
- 03Operational excellence
- 04Collaborative research
- 05National service
A brief history
From Defence Industries Corporation roots to a fully accredited institute.
- 1964
DICON established
The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria opens its first manufacturing operations in Kaduna.
- 2022
Feasibility study
Ministerial committee commissioned to assess the need for a dedicated defence-technology tertiary institution.
- 2024
DIT founded
DICON Institute of Technology is gazetted with a charter to operate four schools and eight departments.
- 2026 · Current
NBTE provisional approval
NBTE letter dated 3 March (Ref TEB/NTIRD/PA/881/VOL.I/2) clears DIT to operate as a tertiary institution; admissions open for the 2026 / 27 cohort.
Leadership
The team building the institute.
Our principal officers bring combined experience across federal
academic administration, defence engineering and industrial
operations.
Dr. Ngozi Obasanjo
Deputy Provost — Academic
PhD Materials Engineering, Sheffield · 18 years at FUT Minna
Brig. Gen. (rtd) Ibrahim Bello
Registrar
Former Chief Instructor, Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering
Dr. Funmi Adeyemi
Bursar
FCA · Former CFO, Federal Polytechnic Kaduna
Engr. Dr. Sani Kabir
Dean — Engineering Technology
PhD Mechanical Engineering, ABU Zaria
Dr. Chiamaka Okeke
Dean — Science Technology
PhD Analytical Chemistry, UNN
Mr. Musa Abdullahi
Dean — General & Preliminary Studies
MA English, Bayero University Kano
Dr. Tolulope Ugochukwu
Dean — Administrative & Business Studies
DBA Procurement, UNILAG
Recognition & Approvals
Formally cleared to operate.
DIT operates under provisional approval from the National Board
for Technical Education, the federal regulator of all
polytechnics and monotechnics in Nigeria.
Status · Active
NBTE Provisional Approval to Operate as a Tertiary Institution
- Granted by
- National Board for Technical Education
- Date of letter
- 3 March 2026
- Reference
- TEB/NTIRD/PA/881/VOL.I/2
- Signed by
- Engr. S.M. Yusuf, Director NTIRD
The approval, issued under the directive of the Honourable Minister of Education and signed on behalf of NBTE Executive Secretary Prof. Idris M. Bugaje, is the foundational regulatory instrument that allows DIT to issue admission letters, matriculate students and route through JAMB's central placement system. Programme-level accreditation reviews will follow on a rolling basis as each department completes its readiness review.
Visit the campus
Open days resume August 2026.
Guided tours of our laboratories and workshops are open to prospective students, parents and industry partners by appointment.