News & announcements.
Foundation stone laid for the Mechatronics Engineering laboratory complex
The 2,400 m² facility will host robotics, hydraulics, pneumatics and control-systems teaching labs serving over 240 students at full capacity.
Memorandum signed with Nigerian Foundries Limited for technician exchange programme
Foundry Technology students will rotate through Lagos production lines beginning January 2027.
Inaugural lecture series: "Local capacity for defence manufacturing" announced
Six lectures over the 2026 session, featuring industry leaders from DICON and beyond.
DIT joins national consortium on additive manufacturing for defence applications
Joint research with FUT Minna, ABU Zaria and the Air Force Institute of Technology.
Brig. Gen. (rtd) Ibrahim Bello appointed first Registrar of the institute
A 32-year career in military engineering precedes Bello's move into academic administration.
Inaugural open day draws over 600 prospective students to the Kakuri campus
Live workshop demonstrations and tours of the foundry complex anchored the programme.
Federal Ministry of Defence confirms 2026 capital allocation for DIT facilities
₦4.2 billion in capital allocation supports the second phase of laboratory construction.
DIT signs MoU with Federal Polytechnic Kaduna on shared laboratory access
Students gain rotational access to advanced spectroscopy and metallurgical analysis equipment.