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University of Nigeria

The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Eastern part of Nigeria. Founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe[5] in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has three campuses in Enugu State– Nsukka, Enugu, and Ituku-Ozalla – and the Aba campus in Abia State.

University of Nigeria
Nsukka
Former names
  • University of Nigeria (1960–1967)
  • University of Biafra (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970)
MottoTo Restore the Dignity of Man
TypePublic
Established1955
FounderNnamdi Azikiwe[1]
Vice-ChancellorCharles Igwe Arizechukwu
Academic staff
1,519[2]
Students36,000[3]
Location, ,
6°51′24″N 7°23′45″E / 6.85667°N 7.39583°E / 6.85667; 7.39583 Coordinates: 6°52′02″N 7°24′31″E / 6.8673°N 7.4085°E / 6.8673; 7.4085
CampusRural
871 hectares (2,150 acres) (Nsukka campus)
Urban
200 hectares (490 acres) (Enugu campus)
500 hectares (1,200 acres) (Ituku-Ozalla campus)[4]
ColorsGreen and white
   
NicknameLions and Lionesses
MascotLion (Black lion with a broken chain)
Websiteunn.edu.ng

The University of Nigeria is the first full-fledged indigenous and first autonomous university in Nigeria,[6] modelled upon the American educational system. It was the first land-grant university in Africa and one of the five most reputed universities in Nigeria. The university has 15 Faculties and 102 academic departments. The university offers 108 undergraduate programs and 211 postgraduate programmes.[7]

The university celebrated its 50th anniversary in October 2010, and would have celebrated its 60th anniversary in October, 2020 save for the COVID-19 pandemic.

History

A law to establish a university in the Eastern Region of Nigeria was passed on 18 May 1955.[8] This date marks the formal beginning of the history of the University of Nigeria, with the enactment of a legislation by several Nigerian leaders, inspired particularly by the then Premier of the Eastern Region, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe.

One of the first steps taken by the Eastern Nigeria Government towards the implementation of its commitment was an invitation to both the United States of America and the United Kingdom to send advisers to help in the planning of physical and educational aspects of the proposed university.

Under the joint auspices of the Inter-University Council for Higher Education and Overseas and the International Co-operation Administration (now the United States Agency for International Development), J.W. Cook, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Exeter, Dr. John A. Hannah, President of Michigan State University and Dr. Glen L. Taggart, Dean of International Programs at the same university, came to Nigeria in 1958. The team surveyed the site at Nsukka, and extensively investigated a great variety of factors pertinent to the establishment of a new university.

The results of their efforts were contained in a white paper issued by the Eastern Nigeria Government on 30 November 1958. They had recommended "that the development of the University of Nigeria based upon the concept of service to problems and needs of Nigeria, is a desirable project and one that should receive support from any source which could help to make it a sound endeavor".

They further recommended that a provisional council be established to "draw upon the technical and consultative resources available throughout the world for help in planning the institution".

The provisional council, authorized by the Eastern Nigeria Legislature, was appointed by the Governor in Council in April 1959, and given necessary financial and administrative powers to build a sound university. It reflected the spirit of international co-operation which has given birth to the institution. It consisted of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, chairman, Dr. T. Olawale Elias and Dr. Okechukwu Ikejiani from the Federation of Nigeria, J.S. Fulton from the United Kingdom, Dr. Marguerite Cartwright and Dr. Eldon Lee Johnson from the United States of America.

The university was formally opened on 7 October 1960, as the climax to the Nigerian independence celebrations in the Eastern Region. Her Royal Highness, Princess Alexandra of Kent, representing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Nigerian independence celebrations, performed the opening ceremonies and laid the foundation stone of one of the university's early buildings.

Classes began on 17 October 1960 with an enrollment of 220 students and 13 members of the academic staff. The opening convocation addresses were delivered by the Chairman of the Provisional Council, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first President of the Federation of Nigeria, and by Dr John A. Hannah, President of Michigan State University, USA.

The university was fully autonomous, with the power to grant its own degrees. Technically speaking, therefore, it became the first fully-fledged university in Nigeria, since Ibadan was still at that time a university college granting London degrees. It also became the first university established by a Nigerian Regional Government. The University College Ibadan, the oldest degree awarding institution, cut its umbilical cord with London in January 1963, becoming the University of Ibadan. In July 1967, it turned out the first graduates holding Ibadan (rather than London) degrees,[9] by which time Nsukka had produced two crops of graduates and taken all the publicity for turning out the first graduates of an autonomous Nigerian university.[10]

Campus

The university has four campuses – Nsukka (University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN), Enugu (University of Nigeria Enugu campus, UNEC), Ituku-Ozalla (University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH) and Aba (University of Nigeria Aba campus, UNAC).

The main campus of the university is located on 871 hectares of hilly savannah in the town of Nsukka, about eighty kilometres north of Enugu, and enjoys a very pleasant and healthy climate. Additionally 209 hectares of arable land are available for an experimental agricultural farm and 207 hectares for staff housing development. There is regular road transport between Nsukka and Enugu, and Nsukka is also quite easily accessible from all parts of Nigeria. There are modern shopping facilities and a large market in Nsukka town. The Nsukka campus houses the Faculties of Agriculture, Arts, Biological Sciences, Education, Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine.

The former Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Enugu, was incorporated into the university in 1961, and its buildings now form the Enugu Campus (200 hectares) of the university located in the heart of Enugu, the administrative capital of Enugu State of Nigeria. Enugu is a modern city, accessible by air, rail and road. The Faculties of Business Administration, Environmental Studies, Law and Health Sciences are located at the Enugu Campus.

The teaching hospital (UNTH) attached to the university is presently sited at Ituku-Ozalla (25 kilometres south of Enugu) on a 500-hectare (1,200-acre) site. It also hosts the Faculty of Dentistry/Dental Surgery and Medical Sciences.

 
Faculty of Arts Building, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

The Aba campus (UNAC) hosts the National Institute for Nigerian Languages.

A former campus was opened in October 1973 in Calabar, Cross River State. The campus at Calabar became a full-fledged University of Calabar in October 1977.

The official name of the university is University of Nigeria[11] and the official acronym of the name UNN. "UN" stands for University of Nigeria while the last "N" stands for Nsukka. This acronym is also shared by the main campus of the university, Nsukka (University of Nigeria, Nsukka). Thus technically, the name University of Nigeria, Nsukka refers to the main campus at Nsukka only while the name University of Nigeria refers to all the campuses of the university. References may be made to the location of the other campuses by mentioning the names of the cities where they are situated rather than a blanket description with the name Nsukka. Students at the Enugu Campus prefer to write the name of their school as University of Nigeria Enugu Campus (UNEC)[12] if they must add the location of their school. Students from other campuses of the school also prefer same. Official documents of the school describes the school as simply University of Nigeria. They also make this dichotomy when referring to different campuses of the school.

Religious bodies in UNN

 
Christ Church Chapel, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

The Christ Church Chapel[13], University of Nigeria, Nsukka is a religious body in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. It is an interdenominational chapel that was founded by a group of devoted Christians who took up the responsibility to pass on Salvation to all humanity in every nation. This is called "Ecumenism"[13] which can also be spelt as Oecumenism.[13] The foundation stone for the chapel building was laid on the 14th of January, 1965. Christ Church Chapel, university of Nigeria, Nsukka, is known to be a religious group that helps the physically challenged within the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and its environs.

St. Peter's Chaplaincy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka is another religious body which came much after Christ Church Chapel, to cater for the needs of the catholic parishioners within the university. It also has a membership of over 800 staff and students and even welcomes indigenes who live around the campus.

Members

 
Christ Church Chapel Center, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

The Christ Church Chapel, UNN[14] membership is determined by a process known as "Membership registration" which is done once and afterwards renewed every year. The Church has more then 850 members that worship in different services every Sunday morning. Christ Church Chapel UNN is made up of arms and units comprising the members. The arms are the Christ Church Men's Association (CCMA), Christ Church Women's Association (CCWA), Christ Church Youth Fellowship (CCYF), Christ Church Chapel Sunday School (CCCSS), and Christ Church Chapel Choir (C4). Every member belongs to one or more arms of the church.

Academic strides

Novelist Chinua Achebe held research and teaching appointments at the university, beginning in the early 1970s. He worked in the faculty of arts with critic and African literature scholar Donatus Nwoga.[15] Astrophysicist Sam Okoye founded the Space Research Center in 1972. The Centre for Basic Space Research remains one of the few institutions in Africa that carries out research and offers courses in astronomy at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The medical school, in Enugu, has most of it activities in the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), where doctors and other health workers are trained with high standards and have proven over the years that they can effect a significant positive change in Africa and the entire world's healthcare system. Doctors and nurses trained in the institution have contributed to the advancement of medicine.

The first open heart surgical operation in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa was undertaken in 1974 at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu. The team was led by visiting Magdi Yacoub from the UK and others in the team included Professors F.A. Udekwu and Anyanwu. The College of Medicine has since evolved into the centre for cardiothoracic surgery and tropical cardiology excellence for the West Africa region with the siting of the National Cardiothoracic Center at UNTH Enugu. Much medical research is also being carried out in the college. Most of the projects are nearing completion, but it is pertinent to note that some too, have fallen short of completion due to lack of finances and the Government's reluctance to fund private research.

The Department of Fine and Applied Arts is known for the Nsukka group – seven artists associated with a system of traditional Igbo designs and styles known as uli.[16][17] The seven artists are Uche Okeke,[18] Chike Aniakor,[19] Obiora Udechukwu,[20] El Anatsui,[21] Tayo Adenaike,[22] Ada Udechukwu,[23] and Olu Oguibe.[24]

The Law Faculty of the university is the oldest in Nigeria; it was established in 1960. It has contributed to legal education in Nigeria and has trained lawyers such as the former vice president; Alex Ekwueme, in law practice.

The Department of Electronic Engineering was named a Center of Excellence in Electronics by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1982. It is one of the most sought after programs to study at the university. The department has consistently produced the Best Graduating Student of the university and Best Graduating Student in the Faculty of Engineering. It is the first and only school in Nigeria to have Electronics Engineering as an Independent Department.

Of recent, a lot of work has emanated from the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics where a new agent against HIV was derived from a local plant source. Named "irab" the new agent is thought to be a fusion inhibitor and studies in initial clinical trials have shown astounding results. Noteworthy also is finding a novel application for an otherwise old drug. Piperazine citrate which is a cheap and safe anthelmintic agent that has almost gone into disrepute was shown to have anti-arrhythmic properties by studies in the department. The investigators have also established that piperazine can protect the heart against sudden cardiac death from ventricular fibrillation.

Research activity is carried out across many institutes and colleges in the university such as the institutes for African studies, education, developmental studies, postgraduate studies and herbal medicine and drugs research and development. There are also centres instituted to look at studies in Igbo language, climate change, space science and energy research in the university.[25]

 
Basketball court in the university

Library

 

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka Libraries consist of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Library, the Enugu Campus Main Library and the Medical Library located at the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla. On March 8, 2009, the multi- complex Nnamdi Azikiwe Library of University of Nigeria, Nsukka was officially opened by the then minister of Education, Dr Sam Egwu.[26] The library has embraced information technology in order to provide an effective library service to users and this was why it was one of the three leading academic libraries in Nigeria where TINLIB software was introduced in the 90s[27] After so many failed attempt to automate the library using a well robust integrated library management software, the library finally settled for KOHA Integrated library management software to automate it activities.[citation needed] The library collections are unique in nature because it contains an Africana section that houses rare books such as Biafiana and Achebeana. It has a total holding of 350,000 book titles and about 5000 serials titles.[26] The library aside providing access to physical information resources also provide access to electronic resources through subscription to some databases like OARE, JSTOR, AGORA, HINARI and EBSCOHOST.[citation needed]

Research groups

Over 139 research groups exist in the university. The outputs of these groups that spread across faculties, centres, institutes and the library had brought the university to limelight in the global research community.

Faculties

  • Agriculture
  • Arts
  • Basic Medical Sciences
  • Biological Science
  • Business Administration
  • Dentistry
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Studies
  • Health Sciences
  • Law
  • Medicine
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Physical Sciences
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Humanities
  • Clinical Sciences

Institutes

  • Institute of African Studies
  • Institute for Development Studies
  • Institute of Mental & Child Health
  • Institute for Drugs-Herbal Medicine-Excipient Research and Development (ID-HED-ERD)
  • Institute of Education
  • Institute of Marine Studies
  • Institute of Molecular Medicine & Infectious Diseases
  • Institute of Public Health
  • UNN Business School
  • School of Post Graduate Studies
  • School of General Studies

Centres

  • African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power & Energy Development
  • Advancement Centre
  • B.I.C Ijeomah Centre for Policy Studies & Research
  • Biotechnology Centre
  • Centre for Rural Development & Co-operation
  • Centre for Basic Space Science
  • Centre for Igbo Studies
  • Centre for Entrepreneurship & Development Research
  • Centre for American Studies
  • Centre for Distance & e-learning
  • Centre for Environmental Management & Control
  • Curriculum Development & Instructional Materials Centre (CUDIMAC)
  • Centre for Technical Vocational Education Training and Research (CETVETAR)
  • Centre for Climate Change
  • Energy Research Centre
  • Equipment Research & Maintenance Centre
  • Gender & Policy Research Centre
  • Lion Gadgets & Technologies Centre
  • Organization of Women in Science for Developing World
  • Resource & Environment Policy Research Centre
  • Strategic Contacts, Ethics & Publications (STRACEP)
  • UNESCO International Centre for Biotechnology
  • Computer Communications Centre

UNN and Roar Nigeria Hub

Roar Nigeria Hub is one of the full-fledged university-embedded ICT Hubs in West Africa. Located in University of Nigeria, an institution with a student population of nearly 40,000 and 12 institutions of higher learning within an hour drive from Enugu city. The immediate past Vice Chancellor, Professor Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba's drive to create a smart university led to the hub becoming a private sector driven initiative by two engineering graduates of the university.[28]

The Roar Nigeria Hub is within its main site being Nsukka. The Hub is a private sector initiative from two of the university's engineering students. The aim of the hub is to encourage entrepreneurial activity among students and faculty, investing in feasible [25] student-led ideas, and to help link academia, the public and industry in one body.

Hostels

Female Hostels

  • Okpara Hostel
  • Balewa Hall
  • Akintola Hostel
  • Akpabio Hostel
  • Isa-Kaita Hall
  • Okeke Hostel
  • Aja Nwachukwu Hostel
  • Bello Hostel
  • Eyoita Hostel
  • Mary Slessor Hostel
  • Nkrumah Hall
  • Awolowo Hostel

Male Hostels

  • Eni Njoku Hostel
  • Alvan Enwerem Hostel

Alumni and faculty

University of Nigeria Nsukka alumni are made up of numerous politicians, like the state governors as well as senators and ministers in the Nigerian and other African governments, academics, actors, artists and business people.[25]

Vice-Chancellors

 
from the left Ooni of Ife and Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi,CEO of Oil Serv Nigeria Emeka Okwosa and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Benjamin Ozumba

The Vice-Chancellor is supported by two deputy vice-chancellors. Former and current persons who have fulfilled the position are:

Affiliate institutions

Below are some approved affiliate institutions of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka by the National Universities Commission (NUC).[29]

  • Assemblies of God Divinity School, Old Umuahia
  • College Of Education, Ikere-Ekiti (Regular)
  • College of Education, Nsugbe
  • Digital Bridge Institute, Abuja
  • Spiritan International School of Theology, Attakwu, Enugu
  • Spiritan School of Philosophy, Issienu, Nsukka
  • St. Paul's College, Awka
  • Trinity Theological College, Umuahia
  • West Africa Theological Seminary, Ipaja, Lagos
  • Yaba College of Technology Lagos

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  10. ^ University Development in Africa – The Nigerian Experience by Chukwuemeka Ike, Oxford University Press, 1976, pp 9
  11. ^ University of Nigeria Act
  12. ^ See UNEC POST- an annual magazine of the Students Union Government of the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus
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  14. ^ Ali, CC; Ejiofor, TE; Ifeanyieze, FO; Okadi, AO; Eze, CM; Eze, GE; Onah, FC; Nwakile, TC; Ugwuoke, CU; Mgbenka, RN; Onah, O (18 December 2020). "Proximate qualities and lycopene contents of three watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) fruit varieties grown with climate-smart integrated fertilizer management in sandy loam soil". African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. 20 (7): 16997–17011. doi:10.18697/ajfand.95.19215. ISSN 1684-5374. S2CID 231659652.
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External links

  • Official website

university, nigeria, commonly, referred, federal, university, located, nsukka, enugu, state, eastern, part, nigeria, founded, nnamdi, azikiwe, 1955, formally, opened, october, 1960, three, campuses, enugu, state, nsukka, enugu, ituku, ozalla, campus, abia, sta. The University of Nigeria commonly referred to as UNN is a federal university located in Nsukka Enugu State Eastern part of Nigeria Founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe 5 in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960 the University of Nigeria has three campuses in Enugu State Nsukka Enugu and Ituku Ozalla and the Aba campus in Abia State University of NigeriaNsukkaFormer namesUniversity of Nigeria 1960 1967 University of Biafra 6 July 1967 15 January 1970 MottoTo Restore the Dignity of ManTypePublicEstablished1955FounderNnamdi Azikiwe 1 Vice ChancellorCharles Igwe ArizechukwuAcademic staff1 519 2 Students36 000 3 LocationNsukka Enugu Nigeria6 51 24 N 7 23 45 E 6 85667 N 7 39583 E 6 85667 7 39583 Coordinates 6 52 02 N 7 24 31 E 6 8673 N 7 4085 E 6 8673 7 4085CampusRural871 hectares 2 150 acres Nsukka campus Urban200 hectares 490 acres Enugu campus 500 hectares 1 200 acres Ituku Ozalla campus 4 ColorsGreen and white NicknameLions and LionessesMascotLion Black lion with a broken chain Websiteunn edu ngThe University of Nigeria is the first full fledged indigenous and first autonomous university in Nigeria 6 modelled upon the American educational system It was the first land grant university in Africa and one of the five most reputed universities in Nigeria The university has 15 Faculties and 102 academic departments The university offers 108 undergraduate programs and 211 postgraduate programmes 7 The university celebrated its 50th anniversary in October 2010 and would have celebrated its 60th anniversary in October 2020 save for the COVID 19 pandemic Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Religious bodies in UNN 3 1 Members 4 Academic strides 4 1 Library 4 2 Research groups 5 Faculties 6 Institutes 7 Centres 8 UNN and Roar Nigeria Hub 9 Hostels 10 Alumni and faculty 11 Vice Chancellors 12 Affiliate institutions 13 References 14 External linksHistory EditA law to establish a university in the Eastern Region of Nigeria was passed on 18 May 1955 8 This date marks the formal beginning of the history of the University of Nigeria with the enactment of a legislation by several Nigerian leaders inspired particularly by the then Premier of the Eastern Region Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe One of the first steps taken by the Eastern Nigeria Government towards the implementation of its commitment was an invitation to both the United States of America and the United Kingdom to send advisers to help in the planning of physical and educational aspects of the proposed university Under the joint auspices of the Inter University Council for Higher Education and Overseas and the International Co operation Administration now the United States Agency for International Development J W Cook Vice Chancellor of the University of Exeter Dr John A Hannah President of Michigan State University and Dr Glen L Taggart Dean of International Programs at the same university came to Nigeria in 1958 The team surveyed the site at Nsukka and extensively investigated a great variety of factors pertinent to the establishment of a new university The results of their efforts were contained in a white paper issued by the Eastern Nigeria Government on 30 November 1958 They had recommended that the development of the University of Nigeria based upon the concept of service to problems and needs of Nigeria is a desirable project and one that should receive support from any source which could help to make it a sound endeavor They further recommended that a provisional council be established to draw upon the technical and consultative resources available throughout the world for help in planning the institution The provisional council authorized by the Eastern Nigeria Legislature was appointed by the Governor in Council in April 1959 and given necessary financial and administrative powers to build a sound university It reflected the spirit of international co operation which has given birth to the institution It consisted of Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe chairman Dr T Olawale Elias and Dr Okechukwu Ikejiani from the Federation of Nigeria J S Fulton from the United Kingdom Dr Marguerite Cartwright and Dr Eldon Lee Johnson from the United States of America The university was formally opened on 7 October 1960 as the climax to the Nigerian independence celebrations in the Eastern Region Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent representing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Nigerian independence celebrations performed the opening ceremonies and laid the foundation stone of one of the university s early buildings Classes began on 17 October 1960 with an enrollment of 220 students and 13 members of the academic staff The opening convocation addresses were delivered by the Chairman of the Provisional Council Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe the first President of the Federation of Nigeria and by Dr John A Hannah President of Michigan State University USA The university was fully autonomous with the power to grant its own degrees Technically speaking therefore it became the first fully fledged university in Nigeria since Ibadan was still at that time a university college granting London degrees It also became the first university established by a Nigerian Regional Government The University College Ibadan the oldest degree awarding institution cut its umbilical cord with London in January 1963 becoming the University of Ibadan In July 1967 it turned out the first graduates holding Ibadan rather than London degrees 9 by which time Nsukka had produced two crops of graduates and taken all the publicity for turning out the first graduates of an autonomous Nigerian university 10 Campus EditThe university has four campuses Nsukka University of Nigeria Nsukka UNN Enugu University of Nigeria Enugu campus UNEC Ituku Ozalla University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNTH and Aba University of Nigeria Aba campus UNAC The main campus of the university is located on 871 hectares of hilly savannah in the town of Nsukka about eighty kilometres north of Enugu and enjoys a very pleasant and healthy climate Additionally 209 hectares of arable land are available for an experimental agricultural farm and 207 hectares for staff housing development There is regular road transport between Nsukka and Enugu and Nsukka is also quite easily accessible from all parts of Nigeria There are modern shopping facilities and a large market in Nsukka town The Nsukka campus houses the Faculties of Agriculture Arts Biological Sciences Education Engineering Pharmaceutical Sciences Physical Sciences Social Sciences and Veterinary Medicine The former Nigerian College of Arts Science and Technology Enugu was incorporated into the university in 1961 and its buildings now form the Enugu Campus 200 hectares of the university located in the heart of Enugu the administrative capital of Enugu State of Nigeria Enugu is a modern city accessible by air rail and road The Faculties of Business Administration Environmental Studies Law and Health Sciences are located at the Enugu Campus The teaching hospital UNTH attached to the university is presently sited at Ituku Ozalla 25 kilometres south of Enugu on a 500 hectare 1 200 acre site It also hosts the Faculty of Dentistry Dental Surgery and Medical Sciences Faculty of Arts Building University of Nigeria Nsukka The Aba campus UNAC hosts the National Institute for Nigerian Languages A former campus was opened in October 1973 in Calabar Cross River State The campus at Calabar became a full fledged University of Calabar in October 1977 The official name of the university is University of Nigeria 11 and the official acronym of the name UNN UN stands for University of Nigeria while the last N stands for Nsukka This acronym is also shared by the main campus of the university Nsukka University of Nigeria Nsukka Thus technically the name University of Nigeria Nsukka refers to the main campus at Nsukka only while the name University of Nigeria refers to all the campuses of the university References may be made to the location of the other campuses by mentioning the names of the cities where they are situated rather than a blanket description with the name Nsukka Students at the Enugu Campus prefer to write the name of their school as University of Nigeria Enugu Campus UNEC 12 if they must add the location of their school Students from other campuses of the school also prefer same Official documents of the school describes the school as simply University of Nigeria They also make this dichotomy when referring to different campuses of the school Religious bodies in UNN Edit Christ Church Chapel University of Nigeria Nsukka The Christ Church Chapel 13 University of Nigeria Nsukka is a religious body in the University of Nigeria Nsukka It is an interdenominational chapel that was founded by a group of devoted Christians who took up the responsibility to pass on Salvation to all humanity in every nation This is called Ecumenism 13 which can also be spelt as Oecumenism 13 The foundation stone for the chapel building was laid on the 14th of January 1965 Christ Church Chapel university of Nigeria Nsukka is known to be a religious group that helps the physically challenged within the University of Nigeria Nsukka and its environs St Peter s Chaplaincy University of Nigeria Nsukka is another religious body which came much after Christ Church Chapel to cater for the needs of the catholic parishioners within the university It also has a membership of over 800 staff and students and even welcomes indigenes who live around the campus Members Edit Christ Church Chapel Center University of Nigeria Nsukka The Christ Church Chapel UNN 14 membership is determined by a process known as Membership registration which is done once and afterwards renewed every year The Church has more then 850 members that worship in different services every Sunday morning Christ Church Chapel UNN is made up of arms and units comprising the members The arms are the Christ Church Men s Association CCMA Christ Church Women s Association CCWA Christ Church Youth Fellowship CCYF Christ Church Chapel Sunday School CCCSS and Christ Church Chapel Choir C4 Every member belongs to one or more arms of the church Academic strides EditNovelist Chinua Achebe held research and teaching appointments at the university beginning in the early 1970s He worked in the faculty of arts with critic and African literature scholar Donatus Nwoga 15 Astrophysicist Sam Okoye founded the Space Research Center in 1972 The Centre for Basic Space Research remains one of the few institutions in Africa that carries out research and offers courses in astronomy at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels The medical school in Enugu has most of it activities in the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNTH where doctors and other health workers are trained with high standards and have proven over the years that they can effect a significant positive change in Africa and the entire world s healthcare system Doctors and nurses trained in the institution have contributed to the advancement of medicine The first open heart surgical operation in Nigeria and sub Saharan Africa was undertaken in 1974 at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNTH Enugu The team was led by visiting Magdi Yacoub from the UK and others in the team included Professors F A Udekwu and Anyanwu The College of Medicine has since evolved into the centre for cardiothoracic surgery and tropical cardiology excellence for the West Africa region with the siting of the National Cardiothoracic Center at UNTH Enugu Much medical research is also being carried out in the college Most of the projects are nearing completion but it is pertinent to note that some too have fallen short of completion due to lack of finances and the Government s reluctance to fund private research The Department of Fine and Applied Arts is known for the Nsukka group seven artists associated with a system of traditional Igbo designs and styles known as uli 16 17 The seven artists are Uche Okeke 18 Chike Aniakor 19 Obiora Udechukwu 20 El Anatsui 21 Tayo Adenaike 22 Ada Udechukwu 23 and Olu Oguibe 24 The Law Faculty of the university is the oldest in Nigeria it was established in 1960 It has contributed to legal education in Nigeria and has trained lawyers such as the former vice president Alex Ekwueme in law practice The Department of Electronic Engineering was named a Center of Excellence in Electronics by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1982 It is one of the most sought after programs to study at the university The department has consistently produced the Best Graduating Student of the university and Best Graduating Student in the Faculty of Engineering It is the first and only school in Nigeria to have Electronics Engineering as an Independent Department Of recent a lot of work has emanated from the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics where a new agent against HIV was derived from a local plant source Named irab the new agent is thought to be a fusion inhibitor and studies in initial clinical trials have shown astounding results Noteworthy also is finding a novel application for an otherwise old drug Piperazine citrate which is a cheap and safe anthelmintic agent that has almost gone into disrepute was shown to have anti arrhythmic properties by studies in the department The investigators have also established that piperazine can protect the heart against sudden cardiac death from ventricular fibrillation Research activity is carried out across many institutes and colleges in the university such as the institutes for African studies education developmental studies postgraduate studies and herbal medicine and drugs research and development There are also centres instituted to look at studies in Igbo language climate change space science and energy research in the university 25 Basketball court in the university Library Edit The University of Nigeria Nsukka Libraries consist of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Library the Enugu Campus Main Library and the Medical Library located at the College of Medicine University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku Ozalla On March 8 2009 the multi complex Nnamdi Azikiwe Library of University of Nigeria Nsukka was officially opened by the then minister of Education Dr Sam Egwu 26 The library has embraced information technology in order to provide an effective library service to users and this was why it was one of the three leading academic libraries in Nigeria where TINLIB software was introduced in the 90s 27 After so many failed attempt to automate the library using a well robust integrated library management software the library finally settled for KOHA Integrated library management software to automate it activities citation needed The library collections are unique in nature because it contains an Africana section that houses rare books such as Biafiana and Achebeana It has a total holding of 350 000 book titles and about 5000 serials titles 26 The library aside providing access to physical information resources also provide access to electronic resources through subscription to some databases like OARE JSTOR AGORA HINARI and EBSCOHOST citation needed Research groups Edit Over 139 research groups exist in the university The outputs of these groups that spread across faculties centres institutes and the library had brought the university to limelight in the global research community Faculties EditAgriculture Arts Basic Medical Sciences Biological Science Business Administration Dentistry Education Engineering Environmental Studies Health Sciences Law Medicine Pharmaceutical Science Social Sciences Physical Sciences Veterinary Medicine Humanities Clinical SciencesInstitutes EditInstitute of African Studies Institute for Development Studies Institute of Mental amp Child Health Institute for Drugs Herbal Medicine Excipient Research and Development ID HED ERD Institute of Education Institute of Marine Studies Institute of Molecular Medicine amp Infectious Diseases Institute of Public Health UNN Business School School of Post Graduate Studies School of General StudiesCentres EditAfrican Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power amp Energy Development Advancement Centre B I C Ijeomah Centre for Policy Studies amp Research Biotechnology Centre Centre for Rural Development amp Co operation Centre for Basic Space Science Centre for Igbo Studies Centre for Entrepreneurship amp Development Research Centre for American Studies Centre for Distance amp e learning Centre for Environmental Management amp Control Curriculum Development amp Instructional Materials Centre CUDIMAC Centre for Technical Vocational Education Training and Research CETVETAR Centre for Climate Change Energy Research Centre Equipment Research amp Maintenance Centre Gender amp Policy Research Centre Lion Gadgets amp Technologies Centre Organization of Women in Science for Developing World Resource amp Environment Policy Research Centre Strategic Contacts Ethics amp Publications STRACEP UNESCO International Centre for Biotechnology Computer Communications CentreUNN and Roar Nigeria Hub EditRoar Nigeria Hub is one of the full fledged university embedded ICT Hubs in West Africa Located in University of Nigeria an institution with a student population of nearly 40 000 and 12 institutions of higher learning within an hour drive from Enugu city The immediate past Vice Chancellor Professor Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba s drive to create a smart university led to the hub becoming a private sector driven initiative by two engineering graduates of the university 28 The Roar Nigeria Hub is within its main site being Nsukka The Hub is a private sector initiative from two of the university s engineering students The aim of the hub is to encourage entrepreneurial activity among students and faculty investing in feasible 25 student led ideas and to help link academia the public and industry in one body Hostels EditFemale Hostels Okpara Hostel Balewa Hall Akintola Hostel Akpabio Hostel Isa Kaita Hall Okeke Hostel Aja Nwachukwu Hostel Bello Hostel Eyoita Hostel Mary Slessor Hostel Nkrumah Hall Awolowo HostelMale Hostels Eni Njoku Hostel Alvan Enwerem HostelAlumni and faculty EditUniversity of Nigeria Nsukka alumni are made up of numerous politicians like the state governors as well as senators and ministers in the Nigerian and other African governments academics actors artists and business people 25 Further information List of faculty and alumni from the University of Nigeria NsukkaVice Chancellors Edit from the left Ooni of Ife and Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi CEO of Oil Serv Nigeria Emeka Okwosa and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka Benjamin Ozumba The Vice Chancellor is supported by two deputy vice chancellors Former and current persons who have fulfilled the position are Professor Charles Arizechukwu Igwe June 2019 Present Professor Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba June 2014 June 2019 Professor Bartho Okolo 2009 June 2014 Professor Osita Chinedu Nebo June 2004 June 2009 Professor Ginigeme Francis Mbanefoh 1999 2004 Professor Umaru Gomwalk May 1994 appointed as the Sole Administrator Professor Oleka K Udeala 1992 1995 Professor Chimere Ikoku 1985 1992 Professor Frank Nwachukwu Ndili 1980 Oct 1985 Professor Umaru Shehu 1978 1979 Professor James O C Ezeilo 1975 1978 Professor Herbert C Kodilinye 1971 1975 Professor Eni Njoku July 1966 1967 1967 1970 Professor Glen L Taggart 1964 1966 Dr George Marion Johnson 1960 1964Affiliate institutions EditBelow are some approved affiliate institutions of the University of Nigeria Nsukka by the National Universities Commission NUC 29 Assemblies of God Divinity School Old Umuahia College Of Education Ikere Ekiti Regular College of Education Nsugbe Digital Bridge Institute Abuja Spiritan International School of Theology Attakwu Enugu Spiritan School of Philosophy Issienu Nsukka St Paul s College Awka Trinity Theological College Umuahia West Africa Theological Seminary Ipaja Lagos Yaba College of Technology LagosReferences Edit History Overview Unn edu ng Retrieved 21 February 2016 Participating Institutions Delphe326nigeria org Retrieved on 17 October 2011 Through the years University of Nigeria Unn edu ng Archived from the original on 8 July 2011 Retrieved 24 January 2014 The University of Nigeria Calendar 1991 1993 Nigeria s endless educational crisis The Sun Nigeria 27 February 2022 Retrieved 28 February 2022 University of Ibadan is NOT the first university in Nigeria by Abdussalam Amoo EduCeleb com 22 May 2019 Retrieved 26 May 2019 University of Nigeria Unn edu ng Retrieved on 17 October 2011 The University of Nigeria Speech by Nnamdi Azikiwe Blackpast org 18 May 1955 Retrieved 24 January 2014 Archive UI Archive University of Ibadan Archived from the original on 9 October 2006 Retrieved 26 May 2019 University Development in Africa The Nigerian Experience by Chukwuemeka Ike Oxford University Press 1976 pp 9 University of Nigeria Act See UNEC POST an annual magazine of the Students Union Government of the University of Nigeria Enugu Campus a b c Clark Stuart 4 September 2019 Protestant Witchcraft Catholic Witchcraft The Witchcraft Reader Routledge pp 161 173 doi 10 4324 9781315123035 21 ISBN 978 1 315 12303 5 retrieved 25 May 2022 Ali CC Ejiofor TE Ifeanyieze FO Okadi AO Eze CM Eze GE Onah FC Nwakile TC Ugwuoke CU Mgbenka RN Onah O 18 December 2020 Proximate qualities and lycopene contents of three watermelon Citrullus lanatus fruit varieties grown with climate smart integrated fertilizer management in sandy loam soil African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development 20 7 16997 17011 doi 10 18697 ajfand 95 19215 ISSN 1684 5374 S2CID 231659652 Matzke Christine Raji Remi Raji Oyelade Aderemi Davis Geoffrey V 2006 Of Minstrelsy and Masks The Legacy of Ezenwa Ohaeto in Nigerian Writing Rodopi ISBN 978 90 420 2168 6 The Poetics of Line Africa si edu Retrieved on 17 October 2011 The Poetics of Line Africa si edu Retrieved on 17 October 2011 The Poetics of Line Africa si edu Retrieved on 17 October 2011 The Poetics of Line Africa si edu Retrieved on 17 October 2011 The Poetics of Line Africa si edu Retrieved on 17 October 2011 The Poetics of Line Africa si edu Retrieved on 17 October 2011 The Poetics of Line Africa si edu Retrieved on 17 October 2011 The Poetics of Line Africa si edu Retrieved on 17 October 2011 The Poetics of Line Africa si edu Retrieved on 17 October 2011 a b c About University of Nigeria Nsukka 31 March 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b Eke Helen Ekwelem Vincent Anazodo Rosemary 2014 Student s Perception of New Security Measures in Nnamdi Azikiwe Library University Of Nigeria Nsukka Implications For Efficient Library Services Library Philosophy and Practice Mole Austin 2017 Assessment of Academic Utilization of Online Information Resources by Undergraduate Students in University of Nigeria Nsukka PDF International Journal of Knowledge Content Development amp Technology 7 3 29 48 doi 10 5865 IJKCT 2017 7 3 029 Lanre Ogungbe 28 March 2017 University of Nigeria houses one of the First technology Hubs in West Africa Biznespreneur Biznespreneur Retrieved 28 March 2017 Approved Affiliations National Universities Commission Retrieved 2 October 2018 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title University of Nigeria amp oldid 1138024987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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