Edo state University, Uzairue, Edo state gate2

Edo State University, Uzairue (abbreviated EDSU) is a state government-owned

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founded in 2016. It is located in Iyamho, a town in Etsako West local government area of

Edo State Edo, commonly known as Edo State, is a state located in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. As of 2006 National population census, the state was ranked as the 24th populated state (3,233,366) in Nigeria, However there was controversy ...

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. On 23 March 2016, the university was approved by the

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as Nigeria's 41st state university. Edo State

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offer undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes. Edo University Administrative Building

History

On 27 March 2014, the Edo State House of Assembly passed a bill for the establishment of a University of Science and Technology at Uzairue. The university was however changed to Edo University and its location to Iyamho.

Ranking and achievement

In 2018, the university was ranked first among State government owned Universities and third University in Nigeria in the first ever

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Criticism

Upon the establishment of Edo State University, Uzairue, the Governor of Edo State Adams Oshiomole was criticized by some section of the press. Francis Akhigbe of '' THISDAYLive'' cited "personal interest" as the reason why Oshiomole established the university . The media also felt there was no need of establishing a university when other tertiary institutions in the state were already in bad conditions.

Vice chancellors

* Emmanuel Aluyor 2016–present is a professor of chemical engineering *

References

External links

* {{authority control 2016 establishments in Nigeria Education in Edo State Universities and colleges in Nigeria Educational institutions established in 2016 Public universities in Nigeria