The University of Delta, Agbor is a Public University in
Agbor
Agbor is the most populous city among the Ika people. It is located in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, in South-south geo-political zone of Nigeria, West Africa. Agbor is the headquarters of Ika South Local Government Area, in ...
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Delta State
The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering five faculties:
Agriculture
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Arts
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Education
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Information Technology
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and
Law
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History
The University of Delta, Agbor was first established as a College of Education in 1979 by the former
Bendel State Government and with the creation of
Delta State in 1991, the school became a college owned by Delta State Government.
In January 2021, Governor
Ifeanyi A Okowa of Delta State announced plans to convert College of Education,
Agbor
Agbor is the most populous city among the Ika people. It is located in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, in South-south geo-political zone of Nigeria, West Africa. Agbor is the headquarters of Ika South Local Government Area, in ...
and two other schools into a full-fledged University, the bills had its first reading during plenary at the Delta State House of Assembly on the 28th day of January 2021.
In February 2021, the bill were passed into law after going through the house committee on Education.
While signing the bill which was passed by the State House Assembly, Governor
Ifeanyi A Okowa said, “As the students of our technical education start to progress from the technical colleges to the polytechnics, they also have a chance of going further to the University of Science and Technology.”
See also
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List of universities in Nigeria
This is a list of universities in Nigeria. Nigeria is organised into 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. As a result of the oil boom years of the 1970s, tertiary level of education was expanded to reach every sub-region of Nigeria. The ...
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List of Tertiary Institutions in Delta State
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Delta State University, Abraka
The Delta State University, Abraka - popularly known as DELSU - is a State government-owned university in Nigeria with the main campus located at Abraka, Delta State and it's sub campus at Oleh. The Oleh campus was established with the 1995 ...
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Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro
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University of Benin (Nigeria)
University of Benin (UNIBEN) is a public research university located in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. It is among the universities owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria and was founded in 1970. The School currently has two campuses with ...
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Dennis Osadebe University, Asaba
References
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Public universities in Nigeria
Universities and colleges in Nigeria
Education in Delta State