Kingsley_Ozumba_Mbadiwe_University

Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University

Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University

Public university in Imo State, Nigeria

The Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University is a tertiary institution at Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria.[1]

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Vice Chancellor, Prof Ikechukwu N. S. Dozie

The Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University (KOMU) (formerly Eastern Palm University) is a public university in Ideato, Imo State, Nigeria. The university was established to fulfill the growing demand for quality higher education in Nigeria.

History

The K. O. Mbadiwe Mbadiwe University was established in 2016 as Eastern Palm University and recognized by the National Universities Commission (NUC) as the 42nd State University and the 143rd in the Nigerian University System. Despite being registered as a public university, it was operated under Eastern Palm University as a public-private-partnership institution.[2]

On the 19th of February 2021, the Governor of Imo State and Visitor of the institution, His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodimma CON re-established its original status as a public university through assent to the Imo State of Nigeria Law No. 1 of 2021 and renamed it Kingsley Ozumba (K.O.) Mbadiwe University after Dr. Kingsley Ozuomba Mbadiwe, who was a politician, nationalist and government minister in the Nigerian First Republic.

The certificate of ownership of the university was presented to the governor of Imo State in 2021 by the Executive Secretary of National University Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed.[3]

Administration and leadership

The current principal members of the university administration and their positions are as follows:[4]

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Senate Building and Administrative Block

References

  1. [1]
    "Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University - Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University". komu.edu.ng. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  2. [2]
    "Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University - About Us". komu.edu.ng. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. [3]
    EduCeleb (2021-12-09). "Mbadiwe University: NUC ignores Okorocha, issues fresh licence to Imo govt". EduCeleb. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  4. [4]
    Ukwu, Jerrywright (2021-05-05). "Hope Uzodinma appoints new Vice Chancellor for university seized from Okorocha". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
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