Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka is a Federal university in Nigeria. Its main campus is located in the southeastern part of Nigeria in Anambra State's capital, Awka, and a second campus is at Nnewi. It is one of twenty-five federal universities which are overseen and accredited by the National Universities Commission.
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History
Nnamdi Azikiwe University came into being as an offshoot of the
defunct Anambra State University of Technology (ASUTECH). ASUTECH which
was established through Law No. 7 of 30 July 1980 by the Government of
the old Anambra operated as a multi-campus university, with campuses in
Abakiliki, Enugu, Awka and Nnewi. In 1991, following the split of the
old Anambra State into Anambra and Enugu States, the Awka and Nnewi
campuses of the former ASUTECH were constituent into Nnamdi Azikiwe
University by the Anambra State Edict No.5 of November 26, 1991. Nnamdi
Azikiwe University was taken over by the Federal Government by Decree
No. 34 of July 15, 1992 In 1991, after the former Anambra State was
split into Anambra and Enugu States, the Awka and Nnewi campuses of the
former Anambra State University of Technology (ASUTECH) were combined
into Nnamdi Azikiwe University, which was later taken over by Federal
government. The university is named after Nnamdi Azikiwe,
the first president of Nigeria. The Awka Campus became Nnamdi Azikiwe
University. In 1992,the Federal Government of Nigeria took over the
University from Anambra State. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, thus, became a
Federal University.
Location Of The University
The main campus of the University is located at Awka sited
thirty-five kilometers to the South -West of Awka and the second campus
is at Nnewi.
Student's Population
The University has a population of twenty-four thousand seven hundred
and six (24,706) for the full-time and twelve thousand, four hundred
and seventy-six (12,476)students for the part-time programmes during the
2004/2005 academic year.
The university offers a diverse range of courses of study, including
Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Management Sciences, Medicine and Surgery,
Social Sciences, Law, African Languages, European Languages, and
Education. In the 2004–2005 academic year there were 24,706 full-time
students and 12,476 part-time students enrolled. The current Vice
Chancillor is Prof. Boniface Egboka who took over from Prof.Ilochi
Okafor(SAN)
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