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Sunday, April 28, 2013
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Private Universities Students List Obstacles
The maiden edition of the Nigeria Private Universities Debate
(NIPUD) challenge has successfully held with a total number of 15
participants out of the nation’s 51 duly accredited 51 private universities.
The finals of the competition, which held between Tuesday, March 26 and
Thursday, 28, at the Babcock University, Ilishan- Remo, Ogun State,
drew stakeholders in the education sector, including an official of the
National Universities Commission (NUC). MOJEED ALABI reports.
Themed, ‘Nigeria’s Vision 20: 2020: The Facts, the farce and the
figures,’ the pioneer edition of the debate competition among students
of Nigeria-based private universities was, according to its organiser,
an avenue for students to lend their voice to a major government policy
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Organised by the newly established body-Nigeria Private Universities Debate (NIPUD), and sponsored by Diamond Bank Plc, the competition offered the participants opportunities to research into the feasibility of Nigeria joining the world’s best 20 economies by the year 2020.
And expectedly, their responses were not only harsh; they anchored the nation’s dream on her desire to quickly quench the raging fire of bombings, kidnapping, violent armed robberies, corruption and the culture of impunity, which they attribute to her current retarded growth.
After the regional presentations, which held in the nation’s six geo-political zones, only four institutions could make it to the finals; they are the Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State; Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State; Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State, and Igbinedon University, Okada, in Edo State. At the semi final stage, Western Delta University beat Igbinedon University to face Babcock University which also trounced Fountain University during the semis.
During the final challenge, the students considered various other subthemes such as the reversal of the current rural-urban migration, dearth of infrastructural facilities, brain drain, collapse of education system among others, as major areas the country needs to work on to achieve her desired dream.
Babcock University represented by Okezi Meshack, Madu Chibuzor and Olusile Christiana, which spoke against the idea that the vision could only be achievable if the current rural-urban migration is reversed beat the Western Delta University’s representatives- Edwina Peters, Christabel Israel and Igbinobaro Paula, which argued in favour of the motion, to emerge the overall winner. Babcock University won with a total of 250.1 points while its opponent scored 231.8 points.
The third position went to Igbinedon University with a total point of 235 against Fountain University’s 218.5 points.
The panel of judges led by a Professor of Literature at the Department of English, University of Ibadan, Ayo Kehinde, lauded the initiative for offering the students opportunity to gain all-round knowledge.
They argued that not only the grammar, composure and presentations were considered, but that their in-depth knowledge of international affairs, national economic and political policies were also accorded relevance in their judgment.
In his speech at the event, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, said his support for private universities was not to kill the public ones but to create a good room for healthy rivalry and competition and offer opportunities to wealthy men and wealthy to contribute to the university sector as it is done in advanced countries.
Okojie, who was represented by the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Technology (FUT), Akure, Ondo State, enjoined other private universities to join the train and make the competition an activity everyone will always look forward to be part of.
The representative of the sponsor and Regional Director (West), Mr. Sola Ajayi, said the bank decided to partner the organisation as part of its corporate social responsibility and that all efforts to rebuild the country will be supported by the bank.
The NIPUD President, a Professor of Policy Management & Conflict Resolution, said the debate is a good vehicle to hone the potentials of the nation’s teeming undergraduates “who should by reason of extra-curricular exposure, move beyond their counterparts in non private universities.”
The organiser promised to forward its communiqué to the Presidency as part of its contributions to nation building.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
Afe Babalola University (also known as ABUAD) is a private university located in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. It was established in 2009
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Friday, April 19, 2013
Abia State University
Abia State University is one of the state owned universities in Nigeria. These state academic institutions were created to expand admissions and bring professional skills, expertise and modern research facilities close to the city and rural dwellers; and have helped talented students to obtain Higher education.
The inception of the university was in 1981 in the former Imo State under the name of Imo State University, Uturu, Okigwe. The university was established by Sam Mbakwe 1979 to 1983 Governor of old Imo State. Following the creation of Abia State in 1991, the Uturu campus of the University was ceded to Abia State; and is now known as Abia State University Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria. The university is organized in colleges and schools having been founded on the same collegiate system operated by University of Nebraska.
Abia State University offers undergraduate, graduate and doctorate degree; and has two campuses with its main campus located in Uturu while its College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine is housed by the campus in Umuahia, Abia State capital.
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The inception of the university was in 1981 in the former Imo State under the name of Imo State University, Uturu, Okigwe. The university was established by Sam Mbakwe 1979 to 1983 Governor of old Imo State. Following the creation of Abia State in 1991, the Uturu campus of the University was ceded to Abia State; and is now known as Abia State University Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria. The university is organized in colleges and schools having been founded on the same collegiate system operated by University of Nebraska.
Abia State University offers undergraduate, graduate and doctorate degree; and has two campuses with its main campus located in Uturu while its College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine is housed by the campus in Umuahia, Abia State capital.
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Academics
The University offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs across ten Colleges:- College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
- College of Biological and Physical Sciences
- College of Business Administration
- College of Education
- College of Engineering and Environmental Studies
- College of Law
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences
- College of Optometry
- College of Postgraduate Studies
Centres, Directorates and Institutes
- Centre For Entrepreneurial Education
- Student Affairs Department
- Counseling Centre
- Centre for Primary and Non-Formal Education
- General Studies
- Centre for Igbo Studies
- Academic Planning
- SIWES
- Sandwich Programme
- Centre for Remedial Studies
- University Examination Centre
- Business Resource Centre
- Institute for Distance Education (IDEA)
- Institute for Computer Studies
- Consultancies, Linkages & Revenue Mobilization
- Institute of Arts & Sciences
- Centre for Quality Assurance
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Akwa Ibom State University
The Akwa Ibom State University of Technology (AKUTECH) is a
university under construction and is tasked with building up a unique
academic environment that will become the primary vehicle for
actualizing the educational dream of developing the intellectual and
creative capacities of its students. Conceived and funded by the Akwa Ibom State Government of Nigeria,
its primary focus is to create an exciting community of people with a
passion to constantly seek knowledge that addresses practical issues of
development in Nigeria.
If the current trends continue, it is expected that AKUTECH will become
the melting pot where knowledge meets industry; a collaborative
environment for learning and industry; a university that extends the
frontiers of knowledge in every field of human endeavour through
research, innovation and deliberate enquiry; a leader in the provision
of facilities for advanced research and applied technology. The
University is preparing to open its doors to its pioneer students in the
2010/2011 academic year
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Vision
To build an academic community dedicated to expanding the frontiers of knowledge through research, development, innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration for the benefit of society.Mission statement
The vigorous pursuit of productive scientific and technological research and development.Motto
Knowledge and Technology for DevelopmentThe Campus
At conception, the University was to be located within Akwa Ibom State's Technology Triangle at the so-called University Town. However, the current administration of the Akwa Ibom State Government have successfully changed the enabling law of the university into a multi-campus Institution with the Main Campus situated at Ikot Akpaden, Mkpat Enin L.G.A and satellite campuses situated at Obio Akpa, Oruk Anam L.G.A and Afaha Nsit, Etinan L.G.A.[1] The vision and strategic goals of the university have also been modified by the present administration of the State Government in order to transform the University into a conventional university whose focus is not just Technology and Applied Science but also Arts. In line with this proposed transformation, there have been some attempts at changing the name of the Institution from Akwa Ibom State University of Technology (AKUTECH) to Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU). However, this change is yet to be ratified by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.How it Began
On October 18, 2000, at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State at the time, Arc (Obong) Victor Attah inaugurated the Committee for the Establishment of Akwa Ibom State University of Technology.[2] The committee was mandated to identify, propose and establish a university whose curriculum and practical interventions would align directly with the industrial and technological aspirations of its owner State. The committee set to work and identified disciplines and specific bodies of scientific and technological knowledge reflecting the resource endowments of the State which R&D activities in the university would address as a matter of priority. That mandate evolved into the establishment of AKUTECH, a project which has been embraced by the current Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong (Barr) Godswill Akpabio [3][4] leading to the enactment of the University Law on September 15, 2009 by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.Staff Development
The Staff Development policy of AKUTECH favours continuous training and retraining of its faculties, locally and internationally. In demonstration of this commitment, more than 60 faculty members are currently undergoing AKUTECH-sponsored post-graduate training in various universities in Europe, North America and Singapore.[5] More centres of excellence have been identified in South America, Japan and other Asian countries for further collaboration and manpower development.Schools
The University will operate eight schools and an Institute namely:- School of Electrical/Electronic Engineering and Information Technology (SEEIT)
- School of Chemical, Petrochemical Engineering and Oil Technology (SCEPOT)
- School of Engineering Science (SES)
- School of Mechanical, Material and Manufacturing Engineering (SMMME)
- School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (SNAOE)
- School of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (SCAEE)
- School of Agriculture and Forestry (SAF)
- School of Fisheries and Fisheries Technology (SFFT)
- Institute of Management and General Studies (IMGS)
Principal Officers
- Prof. Sunday W. Petters, FAS - Vice Chancellor.[6]
Members Governing Council
- Dr Okon Eminue - Chairman/Pro-Chancellor.[7]
- Chief A. S. Udofia
- Rev.Msgr. P. Inyangetor
- Elder. Udo Sampson Akpan
- Mr. Moses Ekpo
- Prof. E. I Etuk
Monday, April 15, 2013
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), is a federal university of technology located in Bauchi, northern Nigeria. The university is named after the first Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
The motto of the university is DOCTRINA MATER ARTIUM, which literally
means "Education is the mother of the practical arts". The university is
known for having one of the best Engineering programme in Nigeria.
The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University was established in 1980 as Federal University of Technology, Bauchi, Nigeria. The institution's first set of students were admitted in October 1981 for pre-degree and remedial programmes while the degree courses of the School of Science and Science Education began in October 1982. On 1 October 1984, the University was merged with Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria with a subsequent change of its name to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa College, Ahmadu Bello University, Bauchi Campus. The University regained its autonomous status in 1988 following a general demerger of such institutions. This was followed by a subsequent change of its name to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
The Academic pattern of the University was formulated in 1980 after consultation with invited subject experts from Nigeria, United Kingdom and the United States of America. The solid foundation upon which the curriculum of the former Federal University of Technology was built was responsible for its sustenance all through the years of its existence and in particular after the merger. The curriculum adopted was purely applied in nature, for a technologically based institution and it is this theme that is being maintained in all the units of the University.
Over two decades in existence, the University has come a long way in addressing some of the engineering, agricultural, scientific, environmental and technological challenges common to third world nations like Nigeria having been adjudged the fifth best University with one of the best engineering programmes in Nigeria.
The University offers degrees through six schools: the School of Engineering, Science, Environmental Technology, Agriculture, Management Technology and the School of Technology Education. The University offers entry level bachelors degrees as well as both Masters and Doctorate degrees. Each school is headed by a Dean who reports directly to the Vice Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor is the executive head of the University. The Vice Chancellor is appointed by the Federal Government of Nigeria on recommendation by the Governing Council of the University. The current Vice Chancellor is Professor M. H. Muhammad.
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The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University was established in 1980 as Federal University of Technology, Bauchi, Nigeria. The institution's first set of students were admitted in October 1981 for pre-degree and remedial programmes while the degree courses of the School of Science and Science Education began in October 1982. On 1 October 1984, the University was merged with Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria with a subsequent change of its name to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa College, Ahmadu Bello University, Bauchi Campus. The University regained its autonomous status in 1988 following a general demerger of such institutions. This was followed by a subsequent change of its name to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
The Academic pattern of the University was formulated in 1980 after consultation with invited subject experts from Nigeria, United Kingdom and the United States of America. The solid foundation upon which the curriculum of the former Federal University of Technology was built was responsible for its sustenance all through the years of its existence and in particular after the merger. The curriculum adopted was purely applied in nature, for a technologically based institution and it is this theme that is being maintained in all the units of the University.
Over two decades in existence, the University has come a long way in addressing some of the engineering, agricultural, scientific, environmental and technological challenges common to third world nations like Nigeria having been adjudged the fifth best University with one of the best engineering programmes in Nigeria.
The University offers degrees through six schools: the School of Engineering, Science, Environmental Technology, Agriculture, Management Technology and the School of Technology Education. The University offers entry level bachelors degrees as well as both Masters and Doctorate degrees. Each school is headed by a Dean who reports directly to the Vice Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor is the executive head of the University. The Vice Chancellor is appointed by the Federal Government of Nigeria on recommendation by the Governing Council of the University. The current Vice Chancellor is Professor M. H. Muhammad.
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Saturday, April 13, 2013
American University of Nigeria
American University of Nigeria (AUN) is the first Nigerian university to be established with an American structure and curriculum.
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Originally named the ABTI American University of Nigeria, the name was simplified to American University of Nigeria following discussions with American University in Washington, D.C. (which AUN exchanges students with). This puts it in conformity with practices of other American Universities outside of the United States, such as the American University of Beirut and the American University of Paris. AUN is the only such institution of higher learning in sub-Sahara Africa.
There have been three presidents in the first years of AUN’s development: Dr. David Huwiler, Dr. Michael Smith, and the current president, Dr. Margee Ensign. Dr. Ensign came to the post having served as dean of the School of International Studies at the University of the Pacific, where she was also the associate provost.
The university consists of three schools: Arts and Sciences, Business and Entrepreneurship, and Information Technology and Communications. The following majors are available.
Archbishop Tutu was the commencement speaker at AUN’s first graduation in May 2009.
From its recruitment packet, AUN describes its mission this way:
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History
The American University of Nigeria opened its doors to its first students in 2005. Founded by the former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, it is located in north-eastern Nigeria in Yola, the state capital of Adamawa state, the vice president’s home town. Having benefited from the U.S. system of instruction as a young man, Abubakar sought to make this style of education — emphasizing critical thinking, small classes, student participation, problem-solving, a US-style general education program, and an American-trained faculty — available to all qualified young people of Nigeria and, increasingly, to the rest of the world.Originally named the ABTI American University of Nigeria, the name was simplified to American University of Nigeria following discussions with American University in Washington, D.C. (which AUN exchanges students with). This puts it in conformity with practices of other American Universities outside of the United States, such as the American University of Beirut and the American University of Paris. AUN is the only such institution of higher learning in sub-Sahara Africa.
There have been three presidents in the first years of AUN’s development: Dr. David Huwiler, Dr. Michael Smith, and the current president, Dr. Margee Ensign. Dr. Ensign came to the post having served as dean of the School of International Studies at the University of the Pacific, where she was also the associate provost.
Facilities and programs
AUN is a residential campus situated on 500 hectares. It is home to approximately 1,400 undergraduate students and 87 faculty members. It is a wireless campus, the first in Nigeria: All students are supplied with a laptop computer upon entry.The university consists of three schools: Arts and Sciences, Business and Entrepreneurship, and Information Technology and Communications. The following majors are available.
In the School of Arts and Sciences
- Natural and Environmental Science
- Petroleum Chemistry (with Engineering option)
- Economics
- International and Comparative Politics
- English Language and Literature
In the School of Business and Entrepreneurship
- Business Administration with specialties in Accounting; Business Economics; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Management; Marketing)
- Finance
In the School of Information Technology and Communications
- Software Engineering
- Computer Science
- Information Systems/Management Information Systems
- Communications (Telecommunications and Wireless Technology; Communication and Multimedia)
Governance and mission
AUN boasts a globally distinguished Board of Trustees chaired by one of Nigeria’s foremost business leaders Alhaji Ahmed Joda. Other members of the Board include Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa; Dr. John Campbell, former American ambassador to Nigeria; Dr. Bamanga Tukur, president of the African Business Roundtable; Dr. Lou Goodman, dean of the School of International Service at American University in Washington, DC; Mr. Gabrielle Volpi, managing director of Intels Oilfield, Port-Harcourt in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria; Mr. Akin Kekere-Ekun former managing director of Habib Nigeria Bank; Mr. Jackie Chanrai of the United Kingdom; Sir Marrack Goulding, former under-secretary-general for Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations; Dr. Jamila Abubkar; Alhaji Adamu Abubakar; Chief (Dr.) Mike Adenuga; Prof. Patrick Utomi; Dr. Peter Lewis; Mr. Peter Okocha; Dr. Enyantu Ifenne; Prof. Samuel Aleyideino; and Alhaji Tajudeen Dantata, CEO of The Dantata Organization, Ltd.Archbishop Tutu was the commencement speaker at AUN’s first graduation in May 2009.
From its recruitment packet, AUN describes its mission this way:
“The American University of Nigeria expects to train the future leaders of West Africa and to serve as an agent of economic development throughout the region. The University is also committed to providing the skills and the leadership essential to solving the continent’s pressing social and economic problems.”
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Achievers University, Ondo State
Achievers University is in Owo, Ondo State Nigeria
The University is a private sector initiative, established in 2007 and duly accredited by the National Universities Commission. The University is located on a sprawling expanse of land in Idasen community of Owo, consisting of Ulale 1, Ulale 11, Ulema, Ijegunma, Isijogun and Amurin Elegba (formerly Amurin,Ogain)[1]
The University sprang up from the Achievers Group of Education and Training Organisation, located in Ibadan Oyo State of Nigeria owned and run by Mr Bode Ayorinde and other well-meaning educationalists. The University commenced academic activities during the 2007/2008 academic session.
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The University is a private sector initiative, established in 2007 and duly accredited by the National Universities Commission. The University is located on a sprawling expanse of land in Idasen community of Owo, consisting of Ulale 1, Ulale 11, Ulema, Ijegunma, Isijogun and Amurin Elegba (formerly Amurin,Ogain)[1]
The University sprang up from the Achievers Group of Education and Training Organisation, located in Ibadan Oyo State of Nigeria owned and run by Mr Bode Ayorinde and other well-meaning educationalists. The University commenced academic activities during the 2007/2008 academic session.
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The Motto, Vision and Mission statements
The motto of the University is "Knowledge,Integrity and Leadership", while the vision is to be the best University in Africa. The mission, however, is to produce a total man, morally sound, properly educated and entrepreneurially oriented that would be useful to himself and to the society.Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Adamawa State University, Yola
Adamawa State University is located in Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria.It was established in 2002.
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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Kaduna State
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) is the largest university in Nigeria and second largest in Africa, second only to Cairo University, Egypt. It is situated in Zaria. It was founded on October 4, 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria.
Ahmadu Bello University operates two main campuses, Samaru and Kongo campus. The Samaru campus houses the administrative offices, sciences, social-sciences, arts and languages, education and research facilities. The Kongo campus hosts the Faculties of Law and Administration. The Faculty of Administration consists of Accounting, Business Administration, Local Government and Development Studies and Public Administration Departments. Additionally, the university is responsible for a variety of other institutions and programs at a number of other locations.
The university is named after the Sardauna of Sokoto, Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, the first premier of Northern Nigeria.
The University runs a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs (but also offers Associate Degrees and other vocational and remedial programs). The university has a large medical program with its own teaching Hospital, the A.B.U. Teaching Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals in Nigeria.
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Senate building of Ahmadu Bello University
As Nigeria approached independence (October 1, 1960) it had only a single university (the University of Ibadan, established in 1948). The important Ashby Commission report[1]
(submitted a month before independence) recommended adding new
universities in each of Nigeria’s then-three Regions, as well as the
capital, Lagos.
Even before the Commission report, however, the regional governments
had begun planning universities. In May, 1960, the Northern Region had
upgraded the School of Arabic Studies in Kano
to become the Ahmadu Bello College for Arabic and Islamic Studies. (The
college was named after the Northern Region’s dominant political
leader, Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello.)
The Ashby Commission report recommendations gave a new impetus and direction, and it was ultimately decided to create a University of Northern Nigeria sited at Zaria (rather than Kano). The university would take over the facilities of the Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology at Samaru just outside Zaria, and would also incorporate the Ahmadu Bello College in Kano, the Agricultural Research Institute at Samaru, the Institute of Administration at Zaria, and the Veterinary Research Institute at Vom on the Jos Plateau. The law establishing the new university was passed by the Northern Region legislature in 1961. It was decided to name the university after Ahmadu Bello, and the Kano college then took the name of Abdullahi Bayero, a past Emir of Kano.
At the opening on October 4, 1962, thanks in part to absorbing existing institutions, ABU claimed four Faculties comprising 15 Departments.[2] However, students in all programs numbered only 426. The challenges faced were enormous. Over 60 years of British colonial rule, education in the Northern Region had lagged far behind that of the two southern Regions. Few students from the North had qualifications for university entrance, and fewer still northerners had qualifications for teaching appointments. Of the original student body, only 147 were from the North. ABU’s first Vice Chancellor (principal administrator and leader) was British, as were most of the professorial appointments. Only two Nigerians – Dr. Iya Abubakar (Mathematics) and Adamu Baikie (Education) – were among the earliest round of faculty appointments. Facilities on the main Samaru campus were inadequate, and the administration and integration of the physically separated pre-existing institutions was difficult.
Nevertheless, under the Vice Chancellorship of Dr. Norman S. Alexander, academic and administrative staffing was developed, new departments and programs were created, major building plans were undertaken, and student enrollments grew rapidly. By the end of Alexander’s tenure (1965–66), almost 1,000 students were enrolled. The New Zealand born Alexander, from 1966, became a kind of "freelance Vice-Chancellor", offering his expertise to help in the setting-up of other Commonwealth universities in the West Indies, Fiji and Africa.[3]
ABU was seriously affected by the coups and the anti-Igbo riots of 1966. But, under Dr. Audu’s leadership, ABU was to grow and develop at an even faster pace. Growth in student enrollments had been held hostage to growth and development of A-level training at the secondary school level. So beginning in 1968-69 ABU broke free from the British three-year heritage and established the School of Basic Studies to provide advanced secondary pre-degree training on campus. Students who entered through the School of Basic Studies essentially embarked on a four year program toward a bachelor degree.
Opposed initially by some, the School proved a great success and enrollments expanded even more rapidly. By its tenth year ABU total enrollments including non- and pre-degree programs were put at over 7,000 of which more than half were in degree programs. In its first ten years, the University of Ibadan produced 615 graduates. At ABU the corresponding figure after 10 years was 2,333 first degrees, along with several advanced degrees.
From the beginning, ABU was remarkable for the breadth of its ambition. In its various institutions, but mainly on or close by the main campus by Samaru, ABU was creating a range of programs that only the very most comprehensive of U.S. state universities could have matched. Ranging far beyond the standard fields of the arts, languages, social sciences and sciences, it included engineering, medicine (the Zaria hospital was an ABU teaching hospital), pharmacy, architecture, and a wide variety of agricultural departments including veterinary medicine. What was called the Kongo campus just outside the old city in Zaria taught public administration, but also carried out a program of in-service training for local government throughout the north. The Faculty of Law was based at the Kongo campus. The Faculty of Education not only taught education courses but also managed the Advanced Teacher’s Colleges in the northern states. At the Kano campus (now called Abdullahi Bayero College) ABU taught courses in Hausa, Arabic and Islamic studies.
ABU was likewise remarkable among Nigeria’s universities for the breadth and national character of its student recruitment. ABU had been founded to be the University of Northern Nigeria. Yet, more than any other of Nigeria’s universities, ABU has served students from every state of the Nigerian federation.[6]
Professorial staffing to serve the burgeoning student enrollments and course offerings was a potential limitation during this period. In the early 1970s relatively abundant funding made it possible to send some senior academic staff to overseas institutions to complete advanced degrees. A small but increasing number of Nigerians with Ph.D.s or other advanced degrees were returning from abroad (but ABU had to compete with the other Nigerian universities to recruit them). In the meantime, appointment of expatriate teaching staff was essential and it expanded greatly and diversified in terms of nationalities drawn from. Vice Chancellor Audu endeavored to balance the goals of Nigerianization (and “northernization”) of ABU’s professorial staff with the commitment to maintaining all programs at an international level of academic quality. By 1975, this balance was strained. The teaching faculty remained more than half expatriate overall; at senior levels still more so.[7] The development of Nigerian staffing (and especially of northern-origin teaching staff) was perceived as too slow. In 1975, ABU turned toward a much heavier emphasis on internal staff development as it adopted the Graduate Assistantship program. Under this program, the best graduates from the departments’ undergraduate programs are recruited to join the department as staff-in-training and undertake advanced training as they also gain on-the-job experience. Within a few years, a significant proportion of ABU senior staff were products of the internal training programs. From 1975, the proportion of expatriate teaching staff diminished rapidly.[8]
Over the years, ABU has also been affected by national political instability. The very fact of ABU’s strikingly “national character” (in terms of drawing students and staff from an unusually broad range of Nigeria’s regional, ethnic and religious communities) may incline the institution to internal instability. Certainly, ABU has been among Nigeria’s universities that has suffered most from closures.
Yet ABU continues to occupy a particularly important place among Nigerian universities. As it approaches its half-century anniversary, ABU can claim to be the largest and the most extensive of all universities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, the university covers a land area of 7,000 hectares and encompasses twelve academic faculties, a postgraduate school and 82 academic departments. It has five institutes, six specialized centers, a Division of Agricultural Colleges, demonstration secondary and primary schools, as well as extension and consultancy services which provide a variety of services to the wider society. The total student enrollment in the university’s degree and sub-degree programs is about 35,000, drawn from every state of the Nigerian federation, from Africa and from the rest of world. There are about 1,400 academic and research staff and 5,000 support staff serving the university. The university has also nurtured two new university institutions (Bayero University, Kano, and the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University of Technology, Bauchi). Some 27 tertiary institutions made up of colleges of education, polytechnics and schools of basic or preliminary studies are affiliated to it.
Ahmadu Bello University operates two main campuses, Samaru and Kongo campus. The Samaru campus houses the administrative offices, sciences, social-sciences, arts and languages, education and research facilities. The Kongo campus hosts the Faculties of Law and Administration. The Faculty of Administration consists of Accounting, Business Administration, Local Government and Development Studies and Public Administration Departments. Additionally, the university is responsible for a variety of other institutions and programs at a number of other locations.
The university is named after the Sardauna of Sokoto, Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, the first premier of Northern Nigeria.
The University runs a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs (but also offers Associate Degrees and other vocational and remedial programs). The university has a large medical program with its own teaching Hospital, the A.B.U. Teaching Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals in Nigeria.
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Foundation and First Years
The Ashby Commission report recommendations gave a new impetus and direction, and it was ultimately decided to create a University of Northern Nigeria sited at Zaria (rather than Kano). The university would take over the facilities of the Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology at Samaru just outside Zaria, and would also incorporate the Ahmadu Bello College in Kano, the Agricultural Research Institute at Samaru, the Institute of Administration at Zaria, and the Veterinary Research Institute at Vom on the Jos Plateau. The law establishing the new university was passed by the Northern Region legislature in 1961. It was decided to name the university after Ahmadu Bello, and the Kano college then took the name of Abdullahi Bayero, a past Emir of Kano.
At the opening on October 4, 1962, thanks in part to absorbing existing institutions, ABU claimed four Faculties comprising 15 Departments.[2] However, students in all programs numbered only 426. The challenges faced were enormous. Over 60 years of British colonial rule, education in the Northern Region had lagged far behind that of the two southern Regions. Few students from the North had qualifications for university entrance, and fewer still northerners had qualifications for teaching appointments. Of the original student body, only 147 were from the North. ABU’s first Vice Chancellor (principal administrator and leader) was British, as were most of the professorial appointments. Only two Nigerians – Dr. Iya Abubakar (Mathematics) and Adamu Baikie (Education) – were among the earliest round of faculty appointments. Facilities on the main Samaru campus were inadequate, and the administration and integration of the physically separated pre-existing institutions was difficult.
Nevertheless, under the Vice Chancellorship of Dr. Norman S. Alexander, academic and administrative staffing was developed, new departments and programs were created, major building plans were undertaken, and student enrollments grew rapidly. By the end of Alexander’s tenure (1965–66), almost 1,000 students were enrolled. The New Zealand born Alexander, from 1966, became a kind of "freelance Vice-Chancellor", offering his expertise to help in the setting-up of other Commonwealth universities in the West Indies, Fiji and Africa.[3]
Development Through the Middle 1970s
At that point (in 1966) Dr. Alexander was succeeded as ABU Vice Chancellor by Dr. Ishaya Shuaibu Audu, a pediatrician and (at the time he was appointed) associate professor at the University of Lagos. Audu had been born in Wusasa, near Zaria, in 1928. A native Hausa, he was not only ABU’s first Nigerian Vice Chancellor, but also a northerner. However, his membership in the Hausa Christian community of Wusasa probably had some later impact on his tenure.ABU was seriously affected by the coups and the anti-Igbo riots of 1966. But, under Dr. Audu’s leadership, ABU was to grow and develop at an even faster pace. Growth in student enrollments had been held hostage to growth and development of A-level training at the secondary school level. So beginning in 1968-69 ABU broke free from the British three-year heritage and established the School of Basic Studies to provide advanced secondary pre-degree training on campus. Students who entered through the School of Basic Studies essentially embarked on a four year program toward a bachelor degree.
Opposed initially by some, the School proved a great success and enrollments expanded even more rapidly. By its tenth year ABU total enrollments including non- and pre-degree programs were put at over 7,000 of which more than half were in degree programs. In its first ten years, the University of Ibadan produced 615 graduates. At ABU the corresponding figure after 10 years was 2,333 first degrees, along with several advanced degrees.
From the beginning, ABU was remarkable for the breadth of its ambition. In its various institutions, but mainly on or close by the main campus by Samaru, ABU was creating a range of programs that only the very most comprehensive of U.S. state universities could have matched. Ranging far beyond the standard fields of the arts, languages, social sciences and sciences, it included engineering, medicine (the Zaria hospital was an ABU teaching hospital), pharmacy, architecture, and a wide variety of agricultural departments including veterinary medicine. What was called the Kongo campus just outside the old city in Zaria taught public administration, but also carried out a program of in-service training for local government throughout the north. The Faculty of Law was based at the Kongo campus. The Faculty of Education not only taught education courses but also managed the Advanced Teacher’s Colleges in the northern states. At the Kano campus (now called Abdullahi Bayero College) ABU taught courses in Hausa, Arabic and Islamic studies.
ABU was likewise remarkable among Nigeria’s universities for the breadth and national character of its student recruitment. ABU had been founded to be the University of Northern Nigeria. Yet, more than any other of Nigeria’s universities, ABU has served students from every state of the Nigerian federation.[6]
Professorial staffing to serve the burgeoning student enrollments and course offerings was a potential limitation during this period. In the early 1970s relatively abundant funding made it possible to send some senior academic staff to overseas institutions to complete advanced degrees. A small but increasing number of Nigerians with Ph.D.s or other advanced degrees were returning from abroad (but ABU had to compete with the other Nigerian universities to recruit them). In the meantime, appointment of expatriate teaching staff was essential and it expanded greatly and diversified in terms of nationalities drawn from. Vice Chancellor Audu endeavored to balance the goals of Nigerianization (and “northernization”) of ABU’s professorial staff with the commitment to maintaining all programs at an international level of academic quality. By 1975, this balance was strained. The teaching faculty remained more than half expatriate overall; at senior levels still more so.[7] The development of Nigerian staffing (and especially of northern-origin teaching staff) was perceived as too slow. In 1975, ABU turned toward a much heavier emphasis on internal staff development as it adopted the Graduate Assistantship program. Under this program, the best graduates from the departments’ undergraduate programs are recruited to join the department as staff-in-training and undertake advanced training as they also gain on-the-job experience. Within a few years, a significant proportion of ABU senior staff were products of the internal training programs. From 1975, the proportion of expatriate teaching staff diminished rapidly.[8]
Later Development
By the end of the Vice Chancellorship of Ishaya Audu (mid-1975), ABU was solidly established as Nigeria’s largest university, and among Africa’s academically strongest university institutions. Strong growth has continued. But ABU has been increasingly buffeted by external events and challenges, as well. No Vice-Chancellorship has been as long (or, arguably, as successful) as that of Ishaya Audu. Beginning in the early 1980s, ABU was hit with sharply reduced funding as Nigeria went through structural adjustment and the value of the national currency plummeted in relation to international currencies. Staff salaries were reduced rapidly in cost-of-living terms, and funding for facilities, library acquisitions, and other necessary resources was abruptly curtailed. Further, ABU increasingly competed for students, staff and funding with all the other institutions within the rapidly expanding Nigerian university system.Over the years, ABU has also been affected by national political instability. The very fact of ABU’s strikingly “national character” (in terms of drawing students and staff from an unusually broad range of Nigeria’s regional, ethnic and religious communities) may incline the institution to internal instability. Certainly, ABU has been among Nigeria’s universities that has suffered most from closures.
Yet ABU continues to occupy a particularly important place among Nigerian universities. As it approaches its half-century anniversary, ABU can claim to be the largest and the most extensive of all universities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, the university covers a land area of 7,000 hectares and encompasses twelve academic faculties, a postgraduate school and 82 academic departments. It has five institutes, six specialized centers, a Division of Agricultural Colleges, demonstration secondary and primary schools, as well as extension and consultancy services which provide a variety of services to the wider society. The total student enrollment in the university’s degree and sub-degree programs is about 35,000, drawn from every state of the Nigerian federation, from Africa and from the rest of world. There are about 1,400 academic and research staff and 5,000 support staff serving the university. The university has also nurtured two new university institutions (Bayero University, Kano, and the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University of Technology, Bauchi). Some 27 tertiary institutions made up of colleges of education, polytechnics and schools of basic or preliminary studies are affiliated to it.
Notable alumni
The Ahmadu Bello University is notable for producing numerous Nigerian Leaders including many state governors and Ministers. Amongst the alumni of the institution are:- Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, GCFR. Former President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Namadi Sambo, current vice president,Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Dahiru Musdapher, Current Chief Justice of Nigeria
- Atiku Abubakar GCON, Former Vice President,Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Oladipo Diya,GCON, Former Vice President/CGS, Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Ghali Umar Na'Abba, Former Speaker, House of Representative, Nigeria
- Sunday Awoniyi, Northern Yoruba Leader,Former Chairman ACF
- Aminu Bello Masri, Former [speaker] House of Representatives
- Usman Bayero Nafada, Former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives
- Ayodele Awojobi, Scientist and Professor at University of Lagos
- Attahiru JegaProfessor, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
- Mansur Muhtar, Executive Director of the World Bank
- Mohammed Bello Adoke,Minister of Justice & Attorney General of the Federation
- Nnenadi Usman, Former Finance Minister
- Turai Yar'Adua, Former First Lady
- Olusegun Obasanjo Jnr., Architect and Son of Former President Olusegun Obasanjo
- Shehu Ladan, Former GMD, NNPC
- Jerry Gana, Former Information Minister
- Idris Legbo Kutigi, Former Chief Justice of Nigeria
- Rilwanu Lukman, Former Secretary General OPEC & Petroleum Minister
- Nuhu Ribadu, Former Chairman, EFCC
- Ibrahim Lamorde, Current Chairman, EFCC
- Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, Former FCT Minister
- Donald Duke, former Cross River state governor
- Isa Yuguda,Governor, Bauchi State
- Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, Governor, Nasarawa State
- Shamsudeen Usman,Minister of National Planning
- Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, Governor, Gombe State
- Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari, Governor, Kebbi State
- Ibrahim Geidam,Governor, Yobe State
- Danbaba Danfulani Suntai, Governor, Taraba State
- Bukar Abba Ibrahim, Former Governor, Yobe State
- Mohammed Bawa, former Ekiti State governor
- Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, Shehu of Borno
- Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, former Kano state governorave fixed some links and added needed spaces
- Zainab Abdulkadir Kure, politician
- Sanusi Lamido, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
- Ahmed Makarfi, former Kaduna state governor
- Adamu Mu'azu, former Bauchi State governor
- Rebecca Ndjoze-Ojo, politician
- Aminu Safana, doctor/politician
- Ibrahim Shekarau, former Kano state governor
- Ibrahim Shema, Katsina State governor
- Ussif Rashid Sumaila, economist
- Ibrahim H. Umar, former Vice Chancellor and scientist.
- Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Kaduna state governor
- Reginald Ihejiahi - M.D. & Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc
- Iya Mohamed, Managing Director, SODECOTON; president FECAFOOT; member of FIFA world cup committee; member of CPDM in Cameroon
- Abayomi Awoniyi (Kogi State) Deputy Governor
Saturday, April 6, 2013
UNN Records Increase In Number Of Female Science Students -Prof. Okolo
The University of Nigeria Nsukka,
UNN, has recorded more than 50 per cent increase in the number of female
students studying sciences since 2009, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor
Bartho Okolo, said this in Paris.
Mr. Okolo made the statement in Paris when two Nigerian female scientists received the 2013 UNESCO-L’Oreal awards.
“Science is the centre of development in the world. As a university, we have taken it as a key priority to train 60 per cent in science courses while 40 per cent in other fields,” he said.
“In the past five years, the level of literacy in science has gone up very high, more girls are now interested in various science related courses.
On a scale of 100, I will say more than 50 per cent of girls have been admitted to study sciences since 2009,” he added.
He said that the university would continue to create the enabling environment to encourage students in sciences.
The vice-chancellor said the award to the women “will motivate others in the field of science”.
The UNESCO-L’Oreal awardees were recognised each in the “Laureates and fellows” honours categories.
Professor Francisca Okeke, the first female Head of Department at the UNN bagged the 2013 Laureate award for her significant contributions to the scientific study on climate change.
She was the only recipient in that category from Africa and the Arab nations, and the third Nigerian laureate since the UNESCO-L’Oreal partnership was established in 1998.
Four others also got awards in the Laureate category with each representing Europe, Latin America, North America, and the Asia Pacific regions.
Dr Eucharis Nacho, an environmental biochemist from the University of Port Harcourt joined 15 other young scientists in the “International Fellows” honours category.
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Mr. Okolo made the statement in Paris when two Nigerian female scientists received the 2013 UNESCO-L’Oreal awards.
“Science is the centre of development in the world. As a university, we have taken it as a key priority to train 60 per cent in science courses while 40 per cent in other fields,” he said.
“In the past five years, the level of literacy in science has gone up very high, more girls are now interested in various science related courses.
On a scale of 100, I will say more than 50 per cent of girls have been admitted to study sciences since 2009,” he added.
He said that the university would continue to create the enabling environment to encourage students in sciences.
The vice-chancellor said the award to the women “will motivate others in the field of science”.
The UNESCO-L’Oreal awardees were recognised each in the “Laureates and fellows” honours categories.
Professor Francisca Okeke, the first female Head of Department at the UNN bagged the 2013 Laureate award for her significant contributions to the scientific study on climate change.
She was the only recipient in that category from Africa and the Arab nations, and the third Nigerian laureate since the UNESCO-L’Oreal partnership was established in 1998.
Four others also got awards in the Laureate category with each representing Europe, Latin America, North America, and the Asia Pacific regions.
Dr Eucharis Nacho, an environmental biochemist from the University of Port Harcourt joined 15 other young scientists in the “International Fellows” honours category.
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FG Sends 40 Nigerian Students To Study In UK, Liverpool
The Federal Government on Friday sent 40 indigent students from Bayelsa
State to the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, on scholarship for
four years.
The students who are part of a scholarship scheme established by Dr. Jonathan when he was the Governor of Bayelsa State had been having dfifficulties following the scrapping of the scheme by subsequent administrations in the state.
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Fortune, however, came the way of the teenagers when the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Kingsley Kuku, took up the scheme as part of effort by government to equip youngsters from the oil rich region with quality education.
Speaking during a short orientation ceremony for the students in Abuja before their departure, Kuku admonished them to be good ambassadors of the country.
Kuku explained that the nation expects the highest standards from them having provided them with such unique opportunity in life.
He noted that President Jonathan started the programme for the brightest 100 pupils from indigent homes across Bayelsa State with the vision to create a pool of young educated citizens who would contribute to the development of the state and the economy of the nation.
He said of the 100 students, eight have been taken over by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), assuring that the remaining 52 would also benefit from the Federal Government scholarship to continue their education in some of the nation’s best model secondary schools.
Speaking to newsmen, one of the scholars, Enegi Nadum (17), expressed happiness for being able to continue their education and assured that they would do their best to make Nigeria proud.
“In the last few years President Jonathan has been like a father to me and I am a very happy and proud Nigerian,” she said.
The students who are part of a scholarship scheme established by Dr. Jonathan when he was the Governor of Bayelsa State had been having dfifficulties following the scrapping of the scheme by subsequent administrations in the state.
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Fortune, however, came the way of the teenagers when the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Kingsley Kuku, took up the scheme as part of effort by government to equip youngsters from the oil rich region with quality education.
Speaking during a short orientation ceremony for the students in Abuja before their departure, Kuku admonished them to be good ambassadors of the country.
Kuku explained that the nation expects the highest standards from them having provided them with such unique opportunity in life.
He noted that President Jonathan started the programme for the brightest 100 pupils from indigent homes across Bayelsa State with the vision to create a pool of young educated citizens who would contribute to the development of the state and the economy of the nation.
He said of the 100 students, eight have been taken over by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), assuring that the remaining 52 would also benefit from the Federal Government scholarship to continue their education in some of the nation’s best model secondary schools.
Speaking to newsmen, one of the scholars, Enegi Nadum (17), expressed happiness for being able to continue their education and assured that they would do their best to make Nigeria proud.
“In the last few years President Jonathan has been like a father to me and I am a very happy and proud Nigerian,” she said.
AAU Ekpoma: Professor Solomon Momoh Slumps, Dies In Office!
Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, Edo
State, was thrown into mourning Thursday, after Professor Solomon Momoh
of the Institute of Education slumped and died in his office.
It was gathered that the deceased had just returned from the lecture hall when he collapsed as he was entering his office.
All efforts to revive him failed as he died before any medical attention could be arranged.
Just as the university community was mourning the death of Momoh, news came that Professor Celestina Isiramen, another lecturer in the university who was abducted by unknown gunmen last week Wednesday has regained her freedom.
A Myschoolite from AAU reports that Isiramen was released to her family on Thursday morning amidst jubilation by family members.
Isiramen of the Religious Management and Cultural Studies Department, was abducted by unidentified gunmen while driving into her residence.
The kidnappers forcibly made her to leave her vehicle and entered theirs, taking her to an unknown destination.
Our source further reports that the amount said to have been paid to secure her release could not be ascertained.
A spokesman for the university confirmed the two incidents.
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It was gathered that the deceased had just returned from the lecture hall when he collapsed as he was entering his office.
All efforts to revive him failed as he died before any medical attention could be arranged.
Just as the university community was mourning the death of Momoh, news came that Professor Celestina Isiramen, another lecturer in the university who was abducted by unknown gunmen last week Wednesday has regained her freedom.
A Myschoolite from AAU reports that Isiramen was released to her family on Thursday morning amidst jubilation by family members.
Isiramen of the Religious Management and Cultural Studies Department, was abducted by unidentified gunmen while driving into her residence.
The kidnappers forcibly made her to leave her vehicle and entered theirs, taking her to an unknown destination.
Our source further reports that the amount said to have been paid to secure her release could not be ascertained.
A spokesman for the university confirmed the two incidents.
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EBSU Re-Opens After Closure Over School Fees Protest
Information reaching Campusflava revealed that the management of the Ebonyi
State University (EBSU) have called her students back to campus after a
3 weeks closure as a result of the protest of Feb. 25th in the school.
EBSU therefore re-opens on April 8.
Students protested because of the sudden increase of school fees, the school fees for last session was N60000 but increased to N118000 per session.
The four different campus in EBSU protested separately, starting from ISHIEKE campus. They started their protest on the 25th february 2013 by locking the school gates and they stopped all vehicles from moving, both on state and Federal road. The drivers started running away with their vehicles when they saw Students running towards them with log of trees, blocks, pipes etc. To know details of the protest, read our previous reports tagged: EBSU Shut Down Over School Fees Protest: How it all unfolded.
According to the news source, the University will officially resume on the 8th of april 2013.
Students of the University should however take note that nothing was changed from the disputed tuition fees.
Also announced was the news that freshers will be matriculating on 27th april 2013.
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Students protested because of the sudden increase of school fees, the school fees for last session was N60000 but increased to N118000 per session.
The four different campus in EBSU protested separately, starting from ISHIEKE campus. They started their protest on the 25th february 2013 by locking the school gates and they stopped all vehicles from moving, both on state and Federal road. The drivers started running away with their vehicles when they saw Students running towards them with log of trees, blocks, pipes etc. To know details of the protest, read our previous reports tagged: EBSU Shut Down Over School Fees Protest: How it all unfolded.
According to the news source, the University will officially resume on the 8th of april 2013.
Students of the University should however take note that nothing was changed from the disputed tuition fees.
Also announced was the news that freshers will be matriculating on 27th april 2013.
We wish all students the best in their endeavors.Visit www.campusflava.com for updated news
Friday, April 5, 2013
Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin Kwara State
Al-Hikmah University is an Islamic university located in Ilorin, Kwara State. It was founded in 2005.[1] Abubakar Aderemi is the Vice-Chancellor. The goal of Al-Hikmah University is to be a centre of intellectual and moral excellence.
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
Ambrose Alli University is a university in Nigeria established in 1981. It was established by the then governor of Bendel State (now Edo and Delta States), Professor Ambrose Folorunso Alli
(1979–1983). First known as Bendel State University, then Edo State
University, it was later changed to its present name in commemoration of
Alli.
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The idea of the university was firmly predicated on the dynamics of the rapid education development through which the whole of Bendel State was undergoing in the late 1970s and early '80s. Energized by the education policies which Prof. Ambrose Allli, the first Executive Governor of Bendel State was implementing, education was rapidly becoming an industry in its own right in the State. There was a yawning gap in the opportunities for youths to fulfil their education aspirations at tertiary level. The number of potentially qualified university materials in the state far exceeded those in other states and the introduction of the quota system made matters worse. Even the University of Benin which started off as a State University (Midwest Institute of Technology) had been taken over by the federal government and made out-of-reach of most Bendelites.
A new state university appeared to be the only solution even though the idea of creating new universities in the country was already generating controversy in several quarters. Two seemingly justifiable diametrically opposed viewpoints were seriously canvassed. One school of thought which castigates any additional university as ‘proliferation’ argued that the older universities be expanded to provide for increased enrollment to give time for proper planning of the establishment of new universities. The counter view is that many universities are a necessity at the prevailing level of socio-economic and political development. Universities serve as pragmatic instruments for provision of much needed manpower for rapid national development.
The issue of a second university in the state was even more compelling. The annual turnover of university material from secondary schools and other institutions was phenomenal. Yet, the Federal Government in a bid to achieve even educational development designated some States as ‘educationally disadvantaged’ and introduced measures which worked against the interests of students of Bendel State origin seeking admission to higher institutions or seeking scholarships or other financial assistance for their educational pursuits. In real terms, therefore, qualified first rate students of Bendel origin were being systematically rejected to make room for less qualified students of other States. The situation was bound to become more gloomy for Bendel indigenes when students benefiting from the widely liberalized policies at primary and secondary school level joined the admission market.
These factors led Governor Alli to constitute a ‘committee on the establishment of a Bendel State University and other Institutions’ on January 15, 1981. the terms of reference were:
The committee in its report recommended the establishment of the Bendel State University and two institutions of Industrial Technology. The primary object of the university and other tertiary educational institutions is to provide education opportunities, first and foremost, for the purpose of individual self development as follow-up of the initial program of universal education enabling everyone to exploit and understand the changing environment in which he or she has to live as a worthy consumer as well as participant in the matter of community and national development.
The Committee recommended the appointment of governing council, a vice chancellor and other principal officers of the University. It stressed the need for provision of infrastructural facilities.
The Committee recommended a collegiate structure in preference to faculty structure. Each college was to he headed by a rector with its full complement of administrative staff including dean of schools and heads of departments. There were to be eight colleges in the take-off stage:
Operating from temporary hired quarters in Benin City, the two principal officers made trips to Ekpoma in search of physical infrastructure for the take-off of the University. With the co-operation of the Onojie of Ekpoma and Emaudo Community, a large parcel of land was made available for the permanent site of the University. Negotiations with the Okpebho Local Government authorities also led to the allocation of part of the Secretariat as offices for pioneer staff. A media advert for academic recruitment tours by the Vice Chancellor. The applications received were overwhelming. The first set of administrative staff to be recruited included Mr. S. O. Utomakili as Bursar, Engr F. O. A. Osawe as Director of Works Services and Messrs R. O. Okodugha and Dele Arekamhe as Principal Assistant Registrars respectively.
The first academic members who joined its early stage were Prof. V. E. Aimakhu who was Rector of the College of Medical Sciences and Mr. Polycarp Umoru was a Graduate Assistant in the College of Natural Sciences. These full time academic and administrative staff conducted the entrance examination that led to the admission of the first set of 400 students. Some disused dormitories at Annunciation Catholic College, Irrua were taken over and modified into temporary hostels. The same was done at Ujoelen Grammar School where additional facilities for cafeteria services were required. The co-operation of the principals in providing these facilities as well as classrooms were very encouraging. Private buildings were rented for use as female hostels and indigenes were very helpful in assisting to meet the needs of staff and students
Although it appeared that the target of opening the university on January 15, 1982 was met, the governor felt that all was not well. This compelled him to pay a surprise visit to Ekpoma on January 18, 1982. On observing that some officers still lived outside Ekpoma, he relieved the Vice-Chancellor and Registrar of their posts on January 21, 1982 even though the pioneer 408 students were already around. During this week of uncertainty, government quickly put in place the Governing Council under the chairmanship of Dr. Abel Ubeku. The Council was inaugurated on 27 January 1982 and it immediately appointed Prof. Aimakhu as acting Vice-Chancellor and Mr. R. Okodugha as acting Registrar. The new chief executive rose up to the challenge to restore public confidence in the university by arranging orientation activities for the new students and registration for courses and commencement of academic activities. This involved speedily contacting lecturers from neighbouring tertiary institutions who were willing to assist part time. They came from as far as Lagos and Ibadan. Between February and March, lectures had commenced in the humanities and sciences.
The inauguration of the Governing Council with Dr. A. K. Ubeku as Chairman gave Governor Alli another opportunity to explain the reason for the university and to challenge the members that it could stand the test of time. Prof. Alli stated,
The Chief Launcher, Chief Hope Harriman, the Sobaloju of Ile-ife donated N100,000 while Chief Michael Ibru donated N50,000. Mr. Stephen Ehiemua (Mousco) N12,000, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe N10,000, Chief Obafemi Awolowo N10,000, Chief Jim Nwobodo N10,000, Mr. A. A. Egbor N10,000 and many others.
The Governor seized the opportunity to again thank all who supported the idea of the university. He explained the reasons for decision to site the university at Ekpoma and assured that posterity would justify the action. He further reiterated the many reasons for the establishment of the university and appealed for public support since government alone cannot meet the school's financial needs.
One area in which the development was most pronounced was in recruitment of permanent staff as the university could not rely on part-time lecturers for too long. There was an urgent need to recruit high calibre staff to establish the 37 departments that had been proposed to take off in the second session. By April 1982, ten professors had been offered appointments:
Another area in which there was significant change was in the area of infrastructure. The Governing Council established a special task force to monitor the work of the contractors on the permanent site to ensure that activities commenced on the permanent site at the beginning of the second session. Over 90 prefabricated housing units had been completed to serve as classroom and office space and library while some others were reserved for student hostels.
As these developments were in progress, an Academic Planning Committee (made up of internal and external academics some of who were not even in inanes of Bendel State but were contributors to the success of the bald venture) was working with the Master Planners to document all that would be needed to ensure a hitch free resumption of academic work in the second session and beyond. Space constraints will not permit a full list of the membership of this committee whose work provided the foundation for the standard of academic excellence of the University. The University is grateful to all of them for their support in time of need. It is however pertinent to mention that the Visitor, Chief Prof. Ambrose Alli attended some of the plenary sessions to show his total commitment to the survival of the University.
Although the 1982/83 academic session began on November 12, 1982, the arrival of students was delayed till January 15, 1983 to allow extra time for the completion of infrastructural developments. Most activities were now taking place in the permanent site including Senate meetings.
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History
New universities are established not only because the expansion of the older universities may not be able to meet the needs and demands of potentials students but for moral, political and other reasons. They immediately begin to function like the old ones as soon as structures are in place. Ambrose Alli University is one such new generation. Unlike older universities, the story of Ambrose Alli University has similarities with many of the relatively younger universities of the developing world whose establishment depended to a large extent on the vision and conviction of some political leaders who used persuasive and coercive strategies to overcome strong opposition to the implementation of what would normally be regarded as a people-oriented development. As he often stated in the planning stages and the on set, Prof. Alli was very optimistic that posterity would justify his many decisions in the establishment of the university. There cannot be a better vindication of his optimism than the fact that the school which he established as Bendel State University, Ekpoma in 1981 (which after the creation of Edo State in 1992 had its name changed to Edo State University) has through an Act passed by the State House of Assembly and signed into law by the Executive Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion in 1999 been renamed (Professor) Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, after its founder.The idea of the university was firmly predicated on the dynamics of the rapid education development through which the whole of Bendel State was undergoing in the late 1970s and early '80s. Energized by the education policies which Prof. Ambrose Allli, the first Executive Governor of Bendel State was implementing, education was rapidly becoming an industry in its own right in the State. There was a yawning gap in the opportunities for youths to fulfil their education aspirations at tertiary level. The number of potentially qualified university materials in the state far exceeded those in other states and the introduction of the quota system made matters worse. Even the University of Benin which started off as a State University (Midwest Institute of Technology) had been taken over by the federal government and made out-of-reach of most Bendelites.
A new state university appeared to be the only solution even though the idea of creating new universities in the country was already generating controversy in several quarters. Two seemingly justifiable diametrically opposed viewpoints were seriously canvassed. One school of thought which castigates any additional university as ‘proliferation’ argued that the older universities be expanded to provide for increased enrollment to give time for proper planning of the establishment of new universities. The counter view is that many universities are a necessity at the prevailing level of socio-economic and political development. Universities serve as pragmatic instruments for provision of much needed manpower for rapid national development.
The issue of a second university in the state was even more compelling. The annual turnover of university material from secondary schools and other institutions was phenomenal. Yet, the Federal Government in a bid to achieve even educational development designated some States as ‘educationally disadvantaged’ and introduced measures which worked against the interests of students of Bendel State origin seeking admission to higher institutions or seeking scholarships or other financial assistance for their educational pursuits. In real terms, therefore, qualified first rate students of Bendel origin were being systematically rejected to make room for less qualified students of other States. The situation was bound to become more gloomy for Bendel indigenes when students benefiting from the widely liberalized policies at primary and secondary school level joined the admission market.
These factors led Governor Alli to constitute a ‘committee on the establishment of a Bendel State University and other Institutions’ on January 15, 1981. the terms of reference were:
- to explore the possibility of establishing different categories of institutions of higher learning in the State such as additional Polytechnics and Colleges of Industrial Technology,
- the Faculties or Colleges of Education to be established in the proposed Bendel State University,
- the structure of the University,
- the curriculum of the various faculties or colleges, and
- to examine such other relevant matters location, etc. and make appropriate recommendation. (This last item was deleted from the Committee’s terms of reference on February 20, 1981.)
The committee in its report recommended the establishment of the Bendel State University and two institutions of Industrial Technology. The primary object of the university and other tertiary educational institutions is to provide education opportunities, first and foremost, for the purpose of individual self development as follow-up of the initial program of universal education enabling everyone to exploit and understand the changing environment in which he or she has to live as a worthy consumer as well as participant in the matter of community and national development.
The Committee recommended the appointment of governing council, a vice chancellor and other principal officers of the University. It stressed the need for provision of infrastructural facilities.
The Committee recommended a collegiate structure in preference to faculty structure. Each college was to he headed by a rector with its full complement of administrative staff including dean of schools and heads of departments. There were to be eight colleges in the take-off stage:
- College of Arts and Social Science
- College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- College of Education
- College of Engineering and Technology
- College of Environmental Design
- College of Legal Studies
- College of Medical Science
- College of Natural Science
The beginning of the university
In the pursuance of the take-off of the university, Governor Alli appointed Prof. M. I. Ogbeide as the Vice Chancellor and Mr. S. A. Kalulu as the Registrar. A firm of Academic and Planners with Mrs. S. A. Aluko (Director of Planning at UNIBEN) as its Director was commissioned to prepare a long term physical and academic Master Plan for the University.Operating from temporary hired quarters in Benin City, the two principal officers made trips to Ekpoma in search of physical infrastructure for the take-off of the University. With the co-operation of the Onojie of Ekpoma and Emaudo Community, a large parcel of land was made available for the permanent site of the University. Negotiations with the Okpebho Local Government authorities also led to the allocation of part of the Secretariat as offices for pioneer staff. A media advert for academic recruitment tours by the Vice Chancellor. The applications received were overwhelming. The first set of administrative staff to be recruited included Mr. S. O. Utomakili as Bursar, Engr F. O. A. Osawe as Director of Works Services and Messrs R. O. Okodugha and Dele Arekamhe as Principal Assistant Registrars respectively.
The first academic members who joined its early stage were Prof. V. E. Aimakhu who was Rector of the College of Medical Sciences and Mr. Polycarp Umoru was a Graduate Assistant in the College of Natural Sciences. These full time academic and administrative staff conducted the entrance examination that led to the admission of the first set of 400 students. Some disused dormitories at Annunciation Catholic College, Irrua were taken over and modified into temporary hostels. The same was done at Ujoelen Grammar School where additional facilities for cafeteria services were required. The co-operation of the principals in providing these facilities as well as classrooms were very encouraging. Private buildings were rented for use as female hostels and indigenes were very helpful in assisting to meet the needs of staff and students
Although it appeared that the target of opening the university on January 15, 1982 was met, the governor felt that all was not well. This compelled him to pay a surprise visit to Ekpoma on January 18, 1982. On observing that some officers still lived outside Ekpoma, he relieved the Vice-Chancellor and Registrar of their posts on January 21, 1982 even though the pioneer 408 students were already around. During this week of uncertainty, government quickly put in place the Governing Council under the chairmanship of Dr. Abel Ubeku. The Council was inaugurated on 27 January 1982 and it immediately appointed Prof. Aimakhu as acting Vice-Chancellor and Mr. R. Okodugha as acting Registrar. The new chief executive rose up to the challenge to restore public confidence in the university by arranging orientation activities for the new students and registration for courses and commencement of academic activities. This involved speedily contacting lecturers from neighbouring tertiary institutions who were willing to assist part time. They came from as far as Lagos and Ibadan. Between February and March, lectures had commenced in the humanities and sciences.
Keeping the faith
Three important events took place in rapid succession which went a long way to consolidate efforts of founding the university. The first was the inauguration of the Governing Council on 27 January 1982. The second was the first matriculation ceremony on 8 February 1982; the third was the Foundation Stone laying ceremony on 29 March 1892.The inauguration of the Governing Council with Dr. A. K. Ubeku as Chairman gave Governor Alli another opportunity to explain the reason for the university and to challenge the members that it could stand the test of time. Prof. Alli stated,
“…The policy of free education at all levels for indigenes of Bendel State is aimed at destroying permanently the exclusiveness of education and the monopoly thereof which only the children of the wealthy families enjoyed. Free education at all levels also represents an honest intention to democratize educational opportunities as well as encourage the even distribution of educational faculties throughout the State. It is our determination to make Bendel State one of the most educationally advanced States in the federation by removing all bottlenecks in the educational system. It is common knowledge that in this country, in spite of the thirteen existing Universities, many Nigerian Students are unable to find places in these Universities. Some are therefore obliged to go abroad, if they have necessary funds, in search of University or tertiary education. It is to meet these felt needs that my government decided to establish as a concrete demonstration of our efforts to liberalize and widen educational opportunities for all those with the potentialities and thereby narrow the existing gaps…”
First matriculation
The first matriculation ceremony on February 8, 1982 was another milestone attended by many dignitaries including the Visitor and Governor of the State, Professor Alli, HRH Onojie of Ekpoma, M. A. Akhimien II, members of the Governing Council, civil Commissioners, top civil servants and thousands of well wishers and relatives of matriculating students. The theme of the Acting Vice-Chancellor’s address, ‘Great things have small beginnings,’ was reflective of the increasing confidence that had been stimulated by the remarkable achievements of the University in such a short time. A total of 408 students were matriculated as detailed below. They had been selected from over 15,000 applicants showing heavy demand for the University even at its inception.- College of Arts and Social Science - 145
- College of Agriculture and Natural Resources - 58
- College of Education - 44
- College of Engineering and Technology - 22
- College of Environmental Design - 36
- College of Legal Studies - 51
- College of Medical Science - 20
- College of Natural Science - 32
Laying the foundation stone
Perhaps the most glorious day in the University was the day of official opening and laying of the Foundation Stone on March 29, 1982. it drew an unprecedented number of dignitaries from all parts of Nigeria and from all works of life. The event was also marked by the turning of the sod and the launching of an Endowment Fund. This foundation laying ceremony was performed by the Right Honourable Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, the Owelle of Onitsha and the first President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and was witnessed by the famous statesman, politician, educationist, legal luminary Chief Obafemi Awolowo, veteran politician, statesman and philanthropist Alhaji Waziri, Ibrahim, Governors of several States, traditional rulers, Federal and State legislators, legal luminaries and renowned academicians.The Chief Launcher, Chief Hope Harriman, the Sobaloju of Ile-ife donated N100,000 while Chief Michael Ibru donated N50,000. Mr. Stephen Ehiemua (Mousco) N12,000, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe N10,000, Chief Obafemi Awolowo N10,000, Chief Jim Nwobodo N10,000, Mr. A. A. Egbor N10,000 and many others.
The Governor seized the opportunity to again thank all who supported the idea of the university. He explained the reasons for decision to site the university at Ekpoma and assured that posterity would justify the action. He further reiterated the many reasons for the establishment of the university and appealed for public support since government alone cannot meet the school's financial needs.
Consolidating the Ekpoma experiment
The success of the above three events were enough to convince any critics and pessimists that the Ekpoma experiment was firmly on the right track. It was important to maintain the tempo of infrastructural and other developments.One area in which the development was most pronounced was in recruitment of permanent staff as the university could not rely on part-time lecturers for too long. There was an urgent need to recruit high calibre staff to establish the 37 departments that had been proposed to take off in the second session. By April 1982, ten professors had been offered appointments:
- Dr. John E. A. Osemeikhian - Professor, Department of Physics
- Dr. Samuel Omo Asein - Professor, Department of English
- Dr. (Mrs) Agnes E. Uduebo - Professor, Botany
- Dr. J. U. Aisiku - Professor, Department of Education
- Prof. David Osifo - Professor, Engineering
- Dr. P. N. Egharevba - Professor, Biological Science
- Dr. A. Akinbode - Professor, Department of Geography
- Dr. Samuel U. Erivmo - Professor, Religious Studies
- Dr. R. K. Goel - Professor, Legal Studies
- Prof. A. K. Yesufu - Professor, Electrical/Electronics Engineering
Another area in which there was significant change was in the area of infrastructure. The Governing Council established a special task force to monitor the work of the contractors on the permanent site to ensure that activities commenced on the permanent site at the beginning of the second session. Over 90 prefabricated housing units had been completed to serve as classroom and office space and library while some others were reserved for student hostels.
As these developments were in progress, an Academic Planning Committee (made up of internal and external academics some of who were not even in inanes of Bendel State but were contributors to the success of the bald venture) was working with the Master Planners to document all that would be needed to ensure a hitch free resumption of academic work in the second session and beyond. Space constraints will not permit a full list of the membership of this committee whose work provided the foundation for the standard of academic excellence of the University. The University is grateful to all of them for their support in time of need. It is however pertinent to mention that the Visitor, Chief Prof. Ambrose Alli attended some of the plenary sessions to show his total commitment to the survival of the University.
Although the 1982/83 academic session began on November 12, 1982, the arrival of students was delayed till January 15, 1983 to allow extra time for the completion of infrastructural developments. Most activities were now taking place in the permanent site including Senate meetings.
Alumni
- Ojo Osamwonyi, CEO of the United Bank of Africa
- Festus Keyamo, a human rights lawyer
- Alli Ahmed, an engineer
- Chris Omoaghe, a renowned audio/visual producer
- Samuel Oboh, Canadian architect and president of the Alberta Chapter of Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)
- Dr. Benjamin Ehikioya, a business management consultant
- Uwa Stanley Amadasu, America-based research chemist American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, founder Christ Embassy
- Pastor Denson Osato-Efionayi, founder Kingdom Culture Chapel International "Culture House"[www.kcci.org.uk] UK, president Kingdom Intl. Apostolic Alliance (KIAA), co-ordinator International Kingdom Culture Conference.
- Alli Baba, popular Nigerian comedian
- Christian Odogbo, Founder Xtravantage Group. Currently President of Chris Odogbo Organisation
Monday, April 1, 2013
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