Kings University is a private university in

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

, founded in 2015 and located in the

Odeomu Ode-Omu is a town in the present Osun State, Nigeria, established in 1909 sequel to implementation of relocation treaty signed between the Ibadan (Oyo) and Ife in 1886. This place is situated in Ayedaade, Osun, Nigeria, its geographical coordinates ...

area of

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. The university was established by the

Kingsway International Christian Centre Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) is based in Kent, England and was established in 1992 by Matthew Ashimolowo with 200 adults and 100 children. It currently has up to 12,000 people in attendance at the main church every Sunday. The ...

, a church-owned by Pastor

Matthew Ashimolowo Matthew Ashimolowo (born 17 March 1952) is a Nigerian Clergy, clergyman, the senior pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) in London. His ''Winning Ways'' programme is aired daily on Premier Christian Radio, Premier Radio (Lond ...

who also happens to be the Chancellor of Kings University.

Academic divisions

From the establishment of Kings University in 2015, the university only had one faculty, but as of 2021, the university has now grown up to 3 faculties to their name. There are * Faculty of Humanities * Faculty of Management and Social Science * Faculty of Science

Vice chancellors

* Professor Oladiran Famurewa (Left Office). * Professor Adenike Kuku (Still in Office) The current Vice-Chancellor of Kings University is Professor Adenike Kuku, a Professor of Biochemistry, who assumed office in January 2021 following a successful 'acting position', while she was the acting Vice-Chancellor the previous year.

Achievement

In December 2021, Kings University was ranked 31st best University in Nigeria, Kings University was also ranked 16th best amongst 99 private Universities in Nigeria.

References

External links

* {{authority control 2015 establishments in Nigeria Christian universities and colleges in Nigeria Universities and colleges established in 2015 Osun State Universities and colleges in Nigeria