Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

**Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University** formerly **Anambra State University** be Nigerian tertiary institution wey dey locate insyd Uli, town insyd Anambra State. E get ein permanent site insyd Igbariam wey dey Anambra East local government area under de Anambra North Senatorial District. De campuses insyd Uli den Igbariam get libraries wey dey provide e-resources den reference services to de students, staff den de members of de academic community.

## History
Na dem establish de varsity by law No. 13 of 2000 by de Anambra State Government wey e get two-campus structure. De main campus of de varsity dey locate for Uli, insyd de former site of de Ekwenugo Okeke Polytechnic, dem formally call Anambra State Polytechnic. De second campus dey locate for Igbariam insyd de former site of de College of Agriculture. De law wey dey establish de varsity phase out de State Polytechnic den de varsity inherit eins assets den liabilities.

For de other hand, de varsity law fail make e repeal de Edict wey dey establish de College of Agriculture, Igbariam, hence, legally de varsity den de college exist side by side for de Igbariam Campus site, til 2006 wen de government relocate de College of Agriculture go Mgbakwu, about fifteen kilometers away from Igbariam.

For 11 September 2014, de varsity change go ein current name after dem pass bill by de Anambra State House of Assembly plus de aim of immortalizing Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, politician den leader of de breakaway Republic of Biafra.

Na Prof Gregory Nwakoby be de Vice Chancellor from 2018 - 2023. Insyd December 5th, 2023. Prof Kate Azuka Omenugha, fnipr, de former Commissioner of Education, Anambra State, take over as de acting Vice Chancellor of de institution.

## Structure
Dey follow de amendment to Anambra State University Law No. ANHA/LAW/2006/01 of 26 January 2006, na dem change de name of de varsity go Anambra State University make edey keep plus de Visitation Report of 2004 recommendation dat de varsity for revert to conventional University. De Amendment Law of 2006 provide give 3 – Campus structure for de varsity wey dey comprise:

Uli Campus

(i) Faculty of Engineering

(ii) Faculty of Environmental Sciences

(iii) Faculty of Science.

(iv) Pre-Science Programme

Igbariam Campus

(i) Faculty of Agriculture

(ii) Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences

Alor Campus

(i) Faculty of Law

(ii) Faculty of Management Sciences

(iii) College of Health Sciences

(iv)  University Teaching Hospital 

De 2006 Amendment Law sanso provide say Alor Campus go house de University Administrative Headquarters secof ein centrality go de oda Campuses. However, na Alor Campus no take off, even though dem prescribe de law wey go dey enable ein establishment. Meanwhile, de two Faculties of Law den Management Sciences dey locate for Igbariam Campus of de varsity. However, insyd 2010 as dem dey construct de College of Medicine den Teaching Hospital for Amaku General Hospital, Awka receive legal backing as de state House of Assembly pass amendment act make e situate third campus of de varsity three campus structure for Uli (Anambra South), Awka (Anambra Central) den Igbariam (Anambra North).

De University Pre-Science Programme, wey insyd 2008, na dem relocate am go Uli Campus, dey wax stronger. So also be de Part-Time/Weekend Degree Programme for de Igbariam Campus.

Towards dis end, Senate approve de de-merging of faculty of Environmental Sciences from de Faculty of Engineering for Uli Campus den de de-merging of Faculty of Arts from Faculty of Social Sciences for Igbariam Campus.

## Library
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University get libraries wey dey provide information resources den facilities to de students den staff. Apart from de main university library for ein main campus insyd Igbariam, der sanso be law library insyd de Faculty of Law wey dey provide legal information resources den e-resources. Der sanso be de medical library for ein Teaching Hospital insyd Amaku wey dey Awka den anoda library insyd Uli campus.

## Notable alumni

* Bonaventure Enemali, Commissioner for Youth Empowerment den Creative Economy in Anambra State
* Nenny B, Nigerian media personality
* Simon Obi,Nigerian road safety advocate

## References


## External links

* Official website
* Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University for ResearchGate top