This was done in honor of the late engineer Abdu Gusau who died in November, 1994, in recognition of his contribution to the development of the State.
[2] Zamfara state of Nigeria was created by a Federal decree in 1996,[3][4] and this necessitated the relocation of the polytechnic to a new permanent site in Talata Mafara.
Abdu Gusau Polytechnic is now a fully developed institution offering programmes in all fields of human endeavour.
[5] As of 2020[update] the Polytechnic has 19 departments, and 2524 students,[6] offering programmes in several fields of study.
[1] The institution currently offers ND's (National Diploma)[citation needed] in courses such as; mass communication, banking & finance, civil law, building engineering, electrical engineering and HND's (Higher National Diploma) in office technology management, business, bio chemistry, computer science and statistics.