# Federal University, Otuoke

The Federal University Otuoke is a Federal Government-owned University sited in Otuoke, a town in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State, Southern Nigeria. The university is one of the nine new Federal Universities established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in February 2011 under the administration of president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan. Federal University Otuoke is sited in the heart of the oil-rich Niger-Delta Region of Bayelsa State. The university was established in 2011 and started with 282 pioneer students. The university has six (6) faculties and offers degree courses at undergraduate levels. and Post Graduate Levels - offering Post Graduate Diploma, Masters, and Doctorate Degrees.
The undergraduate courses are in the Faculties of Science, Management Science,Social Science and Humanities, Education, Engineering and Technology. The university is a Partner of Sustainable Public Procurement. In November 2020, Prof. Teddy Charles Adias was appointed Vice Chancellor of the university

## Faculties and departments

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| Faculty | Departments |
| Management Sciences | Accounting Business Administration Banking and Finance Entrepreneurship Marketing |
| Social Sciences | Economics And Development Studies Political Science Sociology And Anthropology |
| Education | Business Education Education & Mathematics Education & Physics Education And Chemistry Education And History |
| Engineering | Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical/Electronics Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Petroleum And Gas Engineering |
| Sciences | Biochemistry Biology Chemistry Computer Science And Informatics Mathematics Microbiology Physics Statistics |
| Humanities | English and Communication Studies History And Strategic Studies |

## Expulsion of students involved in examination malpractice

On Thursday, March 28, 2019, FUOTUOKE expelled 12 students who were involved in cultism and examination malpractice. At the time of the expulsion, five of the students were 200 level while the other seven students were in 300 level. Also, on the 6th of December 2019, twenty nine students were expelled for their alleged involvement in cultism and examination malpractices.

## Library

The faculty libraries and Bruce Powell E-Library can accommodate 1,500 people in seats. The main library which is the Central Library of the University was opened at the establishment of the Federal University Otuoke in 2012 through a decree of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Central Library is the centre of library services where the Technical Services (Acquisition, Cataloguing and Classification), the Reading Halls – Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Science and Technology; Reference and Serial Collection, Theses and Dissertation, and University and Government Documents are located. The University Bookshop and Library Bindery are also located in the building. The electronic library is located in the Bruce Powell building. The KOHA, eGranary E-resource, and Information Literacy Laboratory are housed in this facility. It has workstations with access to different databases (both subscribed and open access). One can access both open access and subscribed databases.
The Federal University Otuoke Library uses an Integrated Information Network and is connected by a Local Area Network to the Central Library, Bruce Powell e-Library, and all faculty libraries.