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RESUMPTION!
This is to notify the general public that normal academic activities will resume at the University of Abuja on Monday 24th October 2022.
Congratulations!
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Ani Lorenzo, a 300 level student of Department of Biology, UofA, has won the Entrepreneurship Award of the World Well-being Museum organised by the WTOC Corporation and the Asobi Agency in Japan on Saturday 18th March 2023.
He defeated over 160 applicants from 15 countries.
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You have not been on campus for over two weeks now. You can't imagine how much we miss you. Happy weekend, our dear friends!🌝
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The UofA has four brand new faculties. They are Faculty of Nursing and Allied Health Services, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science. We are moving!
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Zainab Suleiman is the only female shuttle rider on our campus. She has been conveying passengers in and out of the campus in the last one year. She says, "I Iove the way our students treat me with respect. I am happy with what I do, and proud of the UofA!"
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As you begin your second semester examination today, we wish you well and pray that you pass with flying colours.
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To all of you who will be travelling during this election period, we wish you a safe journey.
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A 400 level medical student of University of Abuja, Ayanniyi Mubarak, and Okwoli Mathew, graduate of computer science, University of Abuja, are going places with their BetaLife project, a health-tech company integrating Blockchain technology & Artificial intelligence.
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The Embassy of Japan in Nigeria has announced Muhammed Hamidat Ismail, our 200 level student of Faculty of Engineering as the Winner of the Fiscal Year 2022 Nihongo Speech Contest. She delivered the best performance of the contest.
Congratulations!
#nihongospeechcontest
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Meet Uzee Adeyemi, Nigerian actor and film producer, who is a graduate of the Department of Political Science, UofA. One of the highlights of Adeyemi's illustrious career is his starring role as Adamu in the trending movie "A Tribe Called Judah."
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Didi Nwanneka Nwala studied Economics at the University of Abuja. The 29-year-old lady has been mentoring youths and building human capacity. In 2019 she had 12 mentees touring 3 different countries on all expense paid trip. She is our Alumna of 2020. Please celebrate her.
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To all our candidates who are eagerly waiting to be admitted to our great institution, we ask you to be patient as admission will soon start. The University of Abuja admits students from all the 36 States of Nigeria, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and beyond.
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Big congratulations to the UofA alumna, Aisha Ali-Gombe, an associate professor of Computer Science & Engineering, who has been selected as the director of the new Cybersecurity Clinic at the Louisiana State University, where she lectures.
#UofAalumnirising
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We can't wait to have all our dear students and lecturers back on campus. Without you all, life on campus has been like a party without dance. We look forward to having you back here in sound health, sound mind and high spirits. Compliments of the Season.
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Study at the University of Abuja. It costs little money! 🙃
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You can hardly hide your excitement when you study at the great UofA and are hopeful that success awaits you. Such is the mood of our social science students who rounded off their exam today.
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Just a few more days before we start seeing the beautiful faces of our dear students who have been away from campus for such a long time. We miss you dearly, and so we are giving you all a virtual hug as you prepare to resume school next week.
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Back to School! We are excited to have you back in class to continue your spectacular journey to greatness!
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It's a beautiful day on campus😊. Don't forget to take a moment to smile, appreciate the good things that God has done for you and see the fulfilment of your hopes in the blooming of yesterday's flowers and the chirping of the birds as they welcome the first touch of the sun.
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A 300 level Engineering student, UofA, Awah Henritta Uche, has emerged the 1st prize winner in an essay competition organised by the Nigerian Institute of Environmental Engineers (NSE) to mark the 2023 World Environment Day in Abuja.
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Congratulations to Professor Ishaya Dagwa of the Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UofA, who has just won a grant from the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK. This project, expected to start on Friday 21st October 2022 will last till 31st August 2024.
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The pose! When you have just rounded off your exam. Congratulations UofA students!
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The Governing Council of University of Abuja has approved the appointment of Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi and Professor Philip Afaha as Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic and Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration, respectively.
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'Na'Allah Campus Ride' kicked off this afternoon with several students riding the bikes excitedly around the campus. One of the riders, Opara Anthony Chibuka, a 200 level student of Philosophy says, "The bike is smooth and easy to ride."
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Today, the UofA began the opening of a total of twenty (20) applications from prospective investors for the construction of 25,000 hostel bed spaces for both undergraduate and postgraduate students under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP)..
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Some endings are quite exciting, you can tell. This is the moment our graduating students of the Faculty of Science celebrate, after their final paper. They look forward to exploring all the possibilities that the future holds.
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Today, some of the 37 students of the University who won federal government scholarship had the privilege of a warm handshake with the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, during the presentation of their award letters.
Please help us celebrate them.
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Akanbi Oluwaferanmi is a student in the Dept of Biological Sciences, UofA. In March 2021, she will be receiving a prize for her haiku, Japanese poetry in three lines, titled “My Country, Nigeria."
Her entry was among the 9,021 haiku submitted from 74 countries and regions.
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Dear students, you have prepared and studied hard for your First Semester examination. As you round off this weekend, our Social Media Team pray that you all come off with flying colours.
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Three students of UofA have been selected to participate in the Grand Prize for Peace in Africa project in Kigali, Rwanda. They are Ezeabata Chibuzor, (Law, 400 level); Bello Safinatu( Political Science, 300 Level); and Kure Sumaiya (English), 300level).
Congratulations!
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Happy birthday to a super administrator and accomplished scholar.
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TOP TEN DEPARTMENTS AT THE UofA
(based on student population)
1. Science & Environmental Edu.
2. Biological Sciences
3. Sociology
4. Political Science
5. Business Administration
6. Economics
7. Accounting
8. Microbiology
9. Banking and Finance
10. English Language
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Dr Lukman Alli of the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, and other researchers have developed an app for early breast cancer detection. Read story in The Punch
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Photo of Itiku Peter Osaro (Left) 400 level student, Department of Guidance and Counseling, and Okafor Njideka Florence (Right), 100 level student of Department Public Administration, UofA, who are representing Nigeria at the 13th All African Games in Ghana.
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Following years of studying at the University of Abuja, our students at the Centre for Distance Learning and Continuing Education rounded off their examination, yesterday, and took time to celebrate.
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Welcome Message from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah 👇
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If you ever find yourself on this side of the UofA, just sit back, relax and enjoy the beauty of our campus.
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Admission into our School of Postgraduate Studies is ongoing. Successful candidates are receiving their admission letters already. The admission letters will be issued till April 2023. Lectures are expected to commence in May 2023. Congratulations!
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The UofA resumes on Monday 1st February 2021 with all final year and first year students as well as all levels of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and College of Health Sciences students. All other students will resume on Monday 8 February 2021.
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Let us share photos of the vice-chancellor's visit to the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, March 2023, venue of the meeting of the Administrative Board of the International Association of Universities.
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My dear University Community,
I hope this finds you well. The recent decision by the Federal Government to close universities for about 3 weeks is a big blow to the UofA's efforts to recover from the devastating University calendar
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The University of Abuja has been selected as one of the six centres of competence in digital education in African universities.
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The Senate of University of Abuja meets tomorrow, Tuesday 18th October 2022, to decide on resumption!
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Dear University Community,
The University of Abuja has decided to score another first in the Nigeria University System as a University that empowers its students to report on the regular attendance of their lecturers in class.
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Happy New Year to all of you, our wonderful friends. As you step into Year 2021, may every evil travel so far away from you, and all things bright and beautiful come your way!
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We hope you had a wonderful 😎break? But what plans do you have to resume for the 🥈second semester, tomorrow?🤔
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Today, the UofA in collaboration with Pan-African Organisation for Peace and Conflict Resolution (OPPRC), formally presented the three students who won the inter- Africans competition to represent the UofA in Kigali, Rwanda. See photos 👇🏻
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After he emerged first runner-up of the Flour Mills of Nigeria (PLC) prize for Innovation, Joel Emmanuel Benson, 300, Faculty of Agriculture, UofA, says he is inspired to work harder, to come first and make his University proud. Benson won N200,000 by coming second.
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Prince Ezeabata Chibuzor, final year law student, UofA, yesterday came 2nd in the Anti-Corruption National Debate for tertiary Institutions by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission.
But he became the overall best speaker at the competition.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown unique challenges to universities across the world, one of which is pushing them to embrace virtual learning or remain static. With the online resources at the UofA, our lecturers, are daily building their capacity, using in-house apps.
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In furtherance of the collaboration between the U of A and Musashino University, and Ryukoku University in Japan, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, visited the campuses of the universities
to complete the MOU signing procedures.
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Congratulations to our Director, Centre for Sponsored Projects, Professor Obiageli Nnodu, who has been inducted into the Nigerian Academy of Medicine.
Nnodu, a professor of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, was inducted on Thursday 29th September 2022 at the NAF Centre, Abuja.
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With the postponement of the governorship and state assembly elections to Saturday 18th March 2023 by the Independent National Electoral Commission( INEC), our students will not be returning to campus for lectures next week.
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A graduate of Accounting from the UofA, Okuboye Adeshina Michael, aka OlaRhymes, has won a total of N450,000 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) grant at Access Bank's Accesspreneur Business Plan Challenge finale, following his presentation of a robust business plan.
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Babade Justina Oluwatimilehin, a 300 level Law student shares with us these fantastic photos of the Opening of the Legal Year Conference 2023 at the UofA, during the week.
Photos are from LAWSAN Media.
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Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, was yesterday elected a member of the Administrative Board of the International Association of Universities ( IAU) at the association's 16th General Conference, University College Dublin, Ireland.
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Congratulations to Professor Augustine Odili of the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, UofA, who was recently elected President of the Nigerian Cardiac Society at the 51st Annual General and Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Cardiac Society, Abuja.
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SECOND SEMESTER EXAM: MESSAGE FROM THE VICE CHANCELLOR
"My dear students, as you go out to write your examination, please know that the University management wishes you well, and assures you of maximum support for your success. Good luck!"
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Meet Safinat Salisu Bello, a 300 level student of Department of Political Science and International Relations, UofA, who conceived a story shortly before the strike in February 2022, and has now crafted it into a full-fledged novel of 187 pages, titled Lara.
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Big congrats to Ajewole Tosin and Halima Idris, both students of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UofA, who have won a total grant of ₦1,522,980 to undertake research in their chosen thematic areas. The grant was awarded by the UofA Centre for Undergraduate Research.
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Big congratulations to Francis Ebeshi, a graduate of Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Abuja, on his appointment as Special Assistant on Yam Exportation to Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade.
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UofA SIGNS MoU, PIONEERS DIABETES STUDIES IN AFRICA
The University of Abuja has entered into a partnership with Diabetes Africa, a network of health professionals, to establish a top-class educational programme on Diabetes Education.
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ONE MONTH FROM NOW!
25th Convocation Ceremony of the UofA loading... Monday 21st February 2022 - Friday 25th February 2022.
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Please help us celebrate EVWIERHOMA, Mabel Itohanosa Erioyunvwen, of Theatre Arts Department, who has just been admitted into the College of Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL) Year 2020. She specializes in Dramatic Theory, Criticism, Gender and Cultural Studies.
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The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, and his Management team today, Thursday 1st April 2021, paid official visit to the fourth Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa.
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Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, is +1 today. Please help us wish our revolutionary and transformational leader a happy birthday.
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Miss Oluwaseyi Ajayi, a fourth-year student of the Department of Economics, University of Abuja, has received the sum of 10,000 Japanese yen as study incentive for coming fourth in the 5th Annual Japanese Language Essay Contest for Learners of Japanese from around the World.
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Allow us to introduce you to the 2020 UofA Researchers and Authors who weathered the storm, writing great papers, getting cutting edge research published in high impact journals and winning grants for the University.
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Let's take a moment to appreciate our amazing students, graduates, alumni, and all those aspiring to be a part of the University of Abuja family! Your dedication and commitment to academic excellence is incredible.
#UofAlovesyou
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Finally, the Indoor Sports Hall is now almost ready for use, and the University will soon begin intensive sports and fitness activities on campus so that all year round students have opportunity to participate in sports and to exercise for fitness.
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Life on campus is not all about lectures and research. We love sports. Some shots from our court yesterday evening 🏀💪.
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This is to inform all candidates who sat for the 2022/2023 UTME and made the UofA their first choice, that the PostUtme online screening, earlier slated for Wednesday 28th December 2022 to Wednesday 25th January 2023, has been extended till Tuesday 7th February 2023.
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If you are interested in studying at the University of Abuja, this may interest you.👇
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2021/2022 MATRICULATION CEREMONY
This is to inform the general public that the University of Abuja Matriculation Ceremony for the 2021/2022 Academic Session has been rescheduled to hold on Tuesday 29th November 2022 at 11 a.m.
Thank you.
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The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdul- Rasheed Na'Allah, has commended the effort of some academic staff who attracted grants totalling 704 million Naira to the University through their research and collaborations.
"Today I am proud of all of you."
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The fire incident in one of the rooms of University of Abuja Library at about 9.30pm was immediately put off.
No life was lost and no report of injuries by the Grace of God.
A committee has been set up to look into its causes. Thank you all for your concerns.
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Yesterday, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, led a delegation to the D-G National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, to discuss possibilities of establishing linkages and research collaborations.
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No fewer than 37 academic staff of the University of Abuja who have won research grants and authored papers in high impact journals in 2020 were today honoured by the management of the UofA with various awards.
Please help us celebrate our 2020 researchers and authors.
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Our social media team welcome our great students back to campus. It's heartwarming to have you back after the general election. We hope you had a restful break and are ready to get back to your studies. We can't wait to see all the amazing things you'll achieve this semester.
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Big congratulations to our director, Centre for Distance Learning and Continuing Education (CDL&CE), Professor Bello Ayuba, who has been appointed as the Principal Private Secretary (PPS) to the executive governor of Kaduna state, Senator Uba Sani.
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This morning, the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, His Excellency Faisal bin Ibrahim Al-Ghamdi, paid a visit to our Vice- Chancellor, Prof Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, during which they discussed the possibility of further collaborations.
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Photos of yesterday's seminar by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China and Abuja Municipal Area Council on Chinese Harmony and China- Nigeria Symphony.
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Dear Friends, in this new month of March, let us march on with energy, passion and positivity. Happy New month!
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Figures are rising rapidly across the world. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is indeed, here. So wherever you are, our dear students and staff, be conscious of your safety. Protection is better than cure. Compliments of the season.
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of Professor Adakole Oklobia of the Department of Theatre Arts.
Oklobia died yesterday in a car crash in Abuja.
The University community has lost an erudite and very friendly scholar.
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