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Redeemer's University is a
private university Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the count ...
in Ede,
Osun State Osun (; ), is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states for 84 km and for 78 km respectively, to the north by Kwara State for 73 km, to the south by Ogun State for 84 km and to the wes ...
, Nigeria. Established in 2005, it is owned by the
Redeemed Christian Church of God The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is a holiness pentecostal megachurch and denomination headquartered in Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria. With presence in 197 countries and territories of the world and more than 5 million members in Nigeri ...
and situated off the Ibadan-Osogbo Road.


History and governance

The university was founded by the
Redeemed Christian Church of God The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is a holiness pentecostal megachurch and denomination headquartered in Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria. With presence in 197 countries and territories of the world and more than 5 million members in Nigeri ...
in 2005. Headed by the General Overseer, Pastor
Enoch Adeboye Enoch Adejare Adeboye (born 2 March 1942) is a Nigerians, Nigerian pastor, and the present General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God. He served as the second national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria. Early life En ...
, a PhD holder in applied mathematics. The
Federal Government of Nigeria The federal government of Nigeria is composed of three distinct branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial, whose powers are vested and bestowed upon by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. One of the primary f ...
granted an operating license to the Redeemer's University on 7 January 2005. In order to realize its dream, the
Redeemed Christian Church of God The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is a holiness pentecostal megachurch and denomination headquartered in Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria. With presence in 197 countries and territories of the world and more than 5 million members in Nigeri ...
, the Proprietors of the university, initially acquired a large expanse of land in
Ede, Osun Ẹdẹ is a town in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria. It lies along the Osun River at a point on the railroad from Lagos, southwest, and at the intersection of roads from Oshogbo, Ogbomosho, and Ile-Ife. The two (2) local government area ...
state, having obtained the Certificate of Statutory Right of Occupancy in 1997. The site of the university covers an area of about . The university took off at the temporary site in the Redemption Camp on 11 October 2005 with 478 students admitted into three colleges. On 1 February 2006, 473 students matriculated into the colleges to pursue bachelor's degrees in various programmes and the university has produced 13 sets of graduates.


Vice-chancellors

Below is the list of vice-chancellors, from inception:


Campuses

Redeemer's University provides on-campus accommodations for its students. It offers rooms designed to accommodate three students.


Halls of Residence

Undergraduate students at the University reside in the halls of residence, located on campus. The hall of residence is divided into two: Queen Esther Hall for female students and Prophet Moses Hall for male students.


African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID)

In 2013, the university won a
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Grant to fund the establishment of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID). To win the grant, Redeemer's University entered a competition with 15 prestigious universities selected from West and Central Africa and after a rigorous exercise and based on the quality of work exhibited in her proposal, the
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was awarded the grant which gave birth to the centre. It is a World Bank funded collaborative research center. The partners are West African academic and medical institutions (Redeemer's University,
University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public university located in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Initially founded as the University College Ibadan in 1948, it maintained its affiliation with the University of London. In 1962, it became an independe ...
, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Nigeria,
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, Kenema Government Hospital in Sierra Leone and Universite Cheik Anta-Diop de Dakar). ACEGID has a mandate to build capacity in the field of genomics in young African scientists and identify and characterize
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of unknown origin using microbial
metagenomics Metagenomics is the study of all genetics, genetic material from all organisms in a particular environment, providing insights into their composition, diversity, and functional potential. Metagenomics has allowed researchers to profile the mic ...
. Ultimately, the project aims to
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the
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outcome into products that can be deployed to the field to contribute to the control, management and elimination of
infectious diseases infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable dise ...
in the African continent.


Some achievements of ACEGID

* Accurate diagnosis of the first case of
Ebola Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by ebolaviruses. Symptoms typically start anywhere between two days and three weeks after in ...
in Sierra Leone and Nigeria in the 2014 EVD outbreak * Sequenced approximately 250 Ebola virus genomes and made available in open access databank * Provided tools and training for disease diagnosis, sequencing and bioinformatics * Developed the capacity and provided facilities to study a BL4 pathogen in rural field settings (Nigeria and Sierra Leone) * Developed Ebola virus rapid diagnostics test (RDT) for rapid diagnosis of the disease in 10mins * Developed a new pan – Lassa fever rapid diagnostics test kit for diagnosis of the disease in 10mins. * Discovered 2 novel highly divergent rhabdoviruses in Ekpoma, Nigeria * Used clinical sequencing to uncover the origin and evolution of the Lassa virus * Discovered neutralizing monoclonal antibodies that target epitopes on Lassa virus glycoproteins giving potential for immunotherapeutic in Lassa fever. * Participated in the 1000 genome project for the development of global reference for human genetic variation * Received the 1st prize in the life sciences and Medicine category at the 6th Nigerian Universities Research and Development Fair. * Trained approximately 1000 young African scientists in the field of Genomics and Bioinformatics between 2014 till date. * ACEGID was designated as one of the three Africa's regional reference laboratories for genomic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging pathogens.


Academics

The university runs both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Undergraduate programmes started at inception in 2005 with three
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. They were the College of Natural Sciences, College of Management and Social Sciences and College of Humanities. In the 2012–2013 academic year, the university admitted its first set of M.A., M.Sc., and PhD. students. So far, the university has produced 12 sets of graduates as of November 2020. In the 2019/2020 Academic Session, the university changed from the Collegiate system to the Faculty system. Also in that academic year, the university added two new Faculties, namely the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Environmental Sciences. Earlier in 2017/2018, the university commenced the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences.


Awards and recognition


Recognition and Rankings

The university has in recent times been on the receiving end of favorable rankings by various reputable, independent and international bodies, foremost of which includes the Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan university rankings 2023 which saw the university ranking as the 35th best university in Sub-Saharan Africa and the 5th best university in Nigeria. In 2021, the Nigerian University System Rankings placed Redeemer's University as the second best university in Nigeria and the best private university in the country.


Notable faculty

* Ahmed Yerima, professor * Christian Happi, professor *
Debo Adeyewa Debo Adeyewa is a Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the l ...
, professor * Adebola Adebileje, professor


Notable alumni

* Kiddominant, music producer * Debo Macaroni, comedian * Judikay, Nigerian gospel singer *
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, actress


References


External links

* {{authority control 2005 establishments in Nigeria Christian universities and colleges in Nigeria Educational institutions established in 2005