Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO) is a privately owned

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). It was founded and established on 10 May 1999, following the Certificate of approval by the Federal Government of Nigeria with the Certificate No. 001. Thus, Igbinedion University became the first licensed Private University in Nigeria and the foundation students arrived at Okada on Friday 15 October 1999. The University is located at Okada, headquarters of Ovia North-East Local Government Area,

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. The university was founded by Sir Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion CFR, a

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, and a Chief in

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. Both the graduate and undergraduate programs of the University are accredited by the

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(NUC) and the relevant professional bodies.

Colleges

The university is made up of seven Colleges namely: * Oba Erediauwa College of Law * Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade College of Health Sciences * Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II College of Natural and Applied Sciences *

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College of Business and Management Studies * Prof. Dora Akunyili College of Pharmacy * General Abdulsalami A. Abubakar College of Engineering *

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College of Arts and Social Sciences. It also has an enrolment of over 5000 students across the seven colleges. The University was headed by Late Professor Anthony Uyekpen Osagie who was appointed the first Substantive

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who served from 29 October 1999 to 30 November 2003, and Professor Nduka Uraih served as the Deputy Vice Chancellor from 2000 till 2003 and as Acting Vice Chancellor from December,2003 to 11 September 2004. On 13 September 2004 Rev. Professor Eghosa Osaghae assumed duty as the second substantive Vice Chancellor till June 2018, Prof. Lawrence Ezemwonye assumed the office of the Vice-Chancellor and hence Prof. Ezemwonye became the third vice-chancellor in the university's existence. The University has recorded several landmark achievements including being the first Private University to produce medical doctors in

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. The institution is devoted to developing and strengthening the academic programs offered in the various colleges to meet international standards and preparing them for accreditation by the

(NUC), the federal agency that has responsibility for quality assurance and maintenance of standards, and the relevant national regulatory professional bodies. The latter bodies include the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN (''Medicine''),

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(Law), Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN (''Engineering''), Computer Professional Council of Nigeria (

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), and

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, ICAN (Accounting). The accreditation of all the programs including medicine, law, engineering and accounting by these bodies confirms the high quality of academic programs offered by the university. Also, more than 60% of its first degree graduands yearly proceed for postgraduate studies abroad with a high success rate and commendation according to its Vice-Chancellor during the institution's convocation ceremony in November 2013. Quite early in its life, and in line with its vision of being an internationally competitive university, IUO identified external linkages and networking with (older and mentoring-capable) universities and development partners as strategic to the realization of its goals. By March 2007, the university had established linkages with the

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(UK) in the areas of staff development, diplomatic studies and ICT and

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, USA (''telemedicine and teleconferencing''), and was finalizing an exchange programe with

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(USA) in the area of global development. The university was admitted into full membership of the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI) based in

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, the

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, EAIE, and the Network Towards Unity for Health (

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, the

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) amongst other external affiliations. It was also part of the Consortium of Development Partnerships, CDP, a conglomerate of universities, research institutions, governments and development partners in

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and

. IUO’s Centre for Presidential Studies coordinated and continues to coordinate Module 8 of the CDP’s project on Local Contexts of Conflict and Peace-building in West Africa which involves researchers from

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Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

, the

and

Academic Programs

Faculty and departments

College Of Health Sciences *Medicine and Surgery *Medical Laboratory Science *Anatomy *Physiology *Nursing Science College of Pharmacy *

Pharmacology Pharmacology is a branch of medicine, biology and pharmaceutical sciences concerned with drug or medication action, where a drug may be defined as any artificial, natural, or endogenous (from within the body) molecule which exerts a biochemica ...

and

Toxicology Toxicology is a scientific discipline, overlapping with biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine, that involves the study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms and the practice of diagnosing and treating expo ...

Pharmaceutical Chemistry Medicinal or pharmaceutical chemistry is a scientific discipline at the intersection of chemistry and pharmacy involved with designing and developing pharmaceutical drugs. Medicinal chemistry involves the identification, synthesis and developmen ...

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and

Pharmacy Practice Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with the process of turning a new chemical entity (NCE) or old drugs into a medication to be used safely and effectively by patients. It is also called the science of dosage form design. The ...

and

Pharmaceutical Technology Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with the process of turning a new chemical entity (NCE) or old drugs into a medication to be used safely and effectively by patients. It is also called the science of dosage form design. T ...

Pharmaceutical Microbiology Pharmaceutical microbiology is an applied branch of microbiology. It involves the study of microorganisms associated with the manufacture of pharmaceuticals e.g. minimizing the number of microorganisms in a process environment, excluding microorgan ...

Pharmacognosy Pharmacognosy is the study of medicinal plants and other natural substances as sources of drugs. The American Society of Pharmacognosy defines pharmacognosy as "the study of the physical, chemical, biochemical, and biological properties of drug ...

College Of Engineering *Chemical/Petroleum Engineering. *

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

. *Electrical/Electronics and Computer. *

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

. College of Arts and Social Sciences *

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

and Development Studies *Geography, Urban and Regional Planning *

Mass Communication Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large segments of the population. It is usually understood for relating to various forms of media, as its technologies are used for the dissemination o ...

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

and

Public Administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment (public governance), management of non-profit establ ...

*Sociology and Anthropology *International Relations and Strategic Studies *Theatre Arts *English College Of Natural and Applied Sciences * Computer Science and Information Technology *Biochemistry *Microbiology *Industrial Chemistry. *Physics. College Of Business and Management Studies *Accounting *Banking and Finance *Business Administration College Of Law *Law

Reputation

The University has produced over 10,000 graduates in various undergraduate and post-graduate courses. Since its inception in 1999 working at reputable firms within and outside Nigeria. It has also secured funding from various individuals and bodies like the

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, which funded the construction of an ultra-modern library for the school and Air Marshall Paul Dike, former Chief of Air Staff who donated a complex.

Notable alumni

* Agboola Ajayi *

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, Governor

Gombe State Gombe State ( ff, Leyddi Gommbe 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤺𞤮𞤥𞥆𞤦𞤫) is a state in northeastern Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by the state of Borno and Yobe, to the south by Taraba State, to the southeast by Adamawa State ...

. *

Kingsley Kuku Kingsley Kuku is a Nigerian political and environmental rights activist, the special adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria on Niger Delta Affairs and the chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme. During his university d ...

, Former National Adviser,

Niger Delta The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria. It is located within nine coastal southern Nigerian states, which include: all six states from the South South geopolitical ...

Affairs. * Professor

Damilola Sunday Olawuyi Damilola Sunday Olawuyi, SAN, FCIArb, is an international jurist, professor of law, arbitrator, author and policy consultant, with expertise in petroleum, mining, energy and environmental law. He is the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Afe Babalola U ...

, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Vice Chair of the

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* Anita Ukah * Sisi Yemmie, Youtuber blogger.

References

External links

* {{authority control 1999 establishments in Nigeria Education in Benin City Educational institutions established in 1999