Crescent University is located in

Abeokuta Abeokuta is the capital city of Ogun State located at the south western part of Nigeria. It is situated on the east bank of the Ogun River, near a group of rocky outcrops in a wooded savanna; north of Lagos by railway, or by water. , Abeokut ...

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. It is a private university established by Judge Bola Ajibola under the banner of the Islamic Mission for Africa. It has the following colleges; The Bola Ajibola College of Law, The College of Environmental Sciences, The College of Information and Communication Technology, The College of Natural and

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, The College of Arts, Social and Management Sciences and The College of Health Sciences.

History

In 2002, the Educational Board of the Islamic Mission for Africa (IMA) recommended the establishment of Crescent University,

. The National Universities Commission approved the establishment of the university in 2005. The

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commenced its academic program in December 2005.

Library

The University Library is also known as Alhaja Seliat Adebutu Library which was named after the mother of a philanthropist Chief Kesington Adebutu who built and donated the library in remembrance of his mother. The sections in the library include: * Technical services * Readers’ services * Serials * Reference * E-Library.

References

External links

Crescent University Official website
Universities and colleges in Abeokuta Educational institutions established in 2005 2005 establishments in Nigeria Islamic universities and colleges in Nigeria Universities and colleges in Nigeria {{Nigeria-university-stub