Madonna University is the first

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university in Nigeria. It was accredited by

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. Madonna University Nigeria has three campuses that are located in Elele -

Rivers State Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed in 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include: Imo to the north, Abia and Akwa ...

, Okija -

Anambra State Anambra State is a Nigerian state, located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was created on August 27, 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State to the south, Enugu State to the east and Kogi St ...

and Akpugo -

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. The campuses have different Faculties with Departments. The

Okija Okija is the largest town in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State in Southeast Nigeria. The town is the oldest of all the towns in Ihiala local government area, and one of the biggest towns in Igboland. The people of Okija are predominantly Christians. Ok ...

campus in Anambra state has the following Faculties: Management and Social Sciences; Arts and Education, and Law. The Elele campus has Faculties of Medicine and Surgery, Pharmacology. The Akpugo campus has Faculty of Engineering. These campuses have their main libraries as well as libraries attached to Faculties and the Departments. The university graduates first class, second class and third class students. The university also has a postgraduate program and part-time program that runs on Fridays and Saturdays.

History

Founded on 10 May 1999 in

, it was established by Father Edeh. Edeh had founded Our Saviour Institute of Science and Technology in Enugu the previous year. In 2004, under the approval of the

(NUC), Madonna University's main campus was moved to

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Description

The university offers various courses including

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a Government agency, government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includ ...

Natural Sciences Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...

Social Sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of so ...

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

, Pharmacy and

Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

. The courses are accredited by the

, and the admission requirements are a minimum of 5 credits at not more than two sittings of the O-level schools Certificate Examination. The Elele campus has a University Teaching Hospital which is located a few kilometer away from the other campus at

Campuses

Madonna university has Three campuses,

Campus,

campus and Akpugo campus.

campus consists of medical related courses

Medical laboratory science Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

, Pharmacy, Optometry,

Nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...

Natural sciences Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...

etc.

campus being the home for Departments of

, Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business administration, Entrepreneurship, International Relations,

Political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

, Library and Information Science. Akpugo campus in

, has the following Departments - Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Petroleum

Academic activities

Madonna University Nigeria offers different academic activities. These include Matriculation, Convocation and Scholastic activities. There are also

(NUC) activities for approval of departments, resource verifications and libraries. Other academic activities include, induction of students and graduates in various fields of learning. For instance, the

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(PCN) inducted 236 fresh pharmacy graduands of Madonna University. The Matriculation activity is done in every campus, every year after admission of new students. But Convocation is usually done collectively in Elele campus, which is the mother campus and the Headquarter where the seat of administration is located in Rivers state.

Library

This is the academic library located in Madonna University Nigeria to offer resources and access to information to the students and members of the academic environment. In the Madonna University Nigeria, there are libraries in the three campuses in Okija, Elele and Akpugo. There are faculty libraries and departmental libraries. In other words, every department in Madonna University library Nigeria has departmental ICT laboratories manned by a library assistant to enable equitable learning and supports. The university library in Okija Campus has an ICT section with resources and facilities that are made available and accessible to the students. The resources in the university library include both print and non-print resources. The electronic information resources include e-journals, e-books, e-newspapers, online directories, e-projects, and databases. The facilities include computers, hard disks, printers, scanners, photocopier, projector, land area network, wide area network and generators. However, there are still issues with the provision of facilities, automation of the library, good regular internet, regular power supply, searching skills of the students and adequacy of the computer.

References

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