Edo University, Iyamho (abbreviated EDI) is a state government-owned

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founded in 2016. Formerly known as Edo State University, Uzairue, it is located in Iyamho, a town in

Etsako West Etsako West is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Auchi. Etsako West is made up of six clans: Uzairue, Auchi, South Ibie, Anwain, Jagbe and Aviele. The major towns in this LGA includes: Auchi, J ...

local government area of

Edo State Edo State, Edo, officially known as Edo State, is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South, South-South Geopolitical zones of Nigeria, geopolitical zone of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As of 2024, the state was ranked as the List of Ni ...

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. In December 2024, the Edo state governor, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo approved the renaming of the university from Edo state University, Uzairue, to Edo University, Iyamho. On 23 March 2016, the university was approved by the

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as Nigeria's 41st state university. Edo

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offer undergraduate, postgraduate and

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programmes. Edo University Administrative Building

History

On 27 March 2014, the

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passed a bill for the establishment of a University of Science and Technology at

Uzairue Uzairue is a town in the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. Uzairue, which shares boundary with Okpella Okpella is a clan situated along Benin-Abuja federal high way. Going by the last National Census figures, it has the populatio ...

. 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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(NUC) Institutional repository.

Criticism

Upon the establishment of Edo University, 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–June 2024 is a professor of chemical engineering Prof Dawood Egbefo 2024-Present Professor of History and International Studies

University Library

Edo University's library provides a devoted, specialized, and approachable service across the campus. The university’s informational resources, both in print and online/offline formats, support the teaching and exploration activities of the institution.

References

External links

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