The Federal University of Lafia formerly named Federal University, Lafia is a recently established university situated in

Lafia Lafia is a town in North Central Nigeria. It is the capital city of Nasarawa State and has a population of 330,712 inhabitants according to the 2006 census results. It is the largest town in Nasarawa state. History Lafia, also known as Lafian b ...

, the capital of

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, this was done in 2010 by the

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administration as one of the nine new federal universities established in the six geo-political zones of

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. The university commenced academic activities by September 2012 with new students that made up the first set of students to be trained by the University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ekanem Ikpi Braide. Federal University, Lafia currently has a third Vice Chancellor Prof. Shehu Abdulrahaman, who was appointed by the present President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Major General

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, GCFR (RTD). The

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takes effect from the 11th of February 2021, after the

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of the tenure of Prof. Muhammad Sanusi Liman.

Site

Initially, the university was to be sited along Jos road in Lafia

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and it was meant to begin operation using the facilities of the College of Agriculture in Lafia, however, the university's temporary site was changed to Obi road outside Lafia metropolis. In 2015, the university began relocating to its permanent location on 206 hectares of land provided by the Nasarawa State Government along the Lafia-Markudi Road in Lafia. By 2018, the central administration and the majority of faculties had successfully relocated to the university's permanent site, with the exception of two faculties. The university has an intranet for its own use.

Faculties and departments

Presently, she has more than three faculties and over twenty six departments. This includes the following: New departments were created by the university and accredited by the National Universities Commission, NUC. The new departments include Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), geography, philosophy, and Mass Communication among others.

References

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