The Imo State Government has been presented with the operating certificate for the Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
The handing over was performed by the Executive Secretary of the commission, Professor Abubakar Adamu, at a brief event held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, 8 December, 2021.
While presenting the certificate, Professor Abubarkar Adamu Rasheed, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, congratulated governor Uzodimma and assured him of the commission’s readiness to assist the state in her academic strides.
“By a copy of this letter, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) are being notified of this development,” the professor noted.
With the handover, the NUC has recognized and approved the operational license of Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University Ogboko, Imo State, as the 42nd state-owned university in Nigeria.
Receiving the Letter of Recognition, Uzodinma commended the NUC for ensuring stability in the country’s university system.
“This university that is fully owned by Imo State government has also provided us the opportunity to immortalize one of our foremost philanthropists, KO Mbadiwe of blessed memory.”
The Imo State House of Assembly had passed a bill establishing the K. O Mbadiwe University in February and renamed it from Eastern Palm University to Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwa University, Ogboko.
By the NUC recognition, all is now set for the institution to offer full academic activities for accredited courses.
