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25-642: The Imo State University ( IMSU ) in Owerri , Imo State , Nigeria was established in 1981 through law No. 4 passed by the Imo State House of Assembly. The university admitted the first intake of 392 pioneer students on 23 October 1981. After the creation of Abia State in 1991, the Uturu campus of the university became the Abia State University . Imo State University is a fully functional university. Most of

50-467: A major Nigerian football club: Heartland F.C. It was known previously as Iwuanyawu Nationale , but the team retained its nickname: The Naze Millionaires. Popular super Eagle players hails from owerri, people like Emmanuel Emenike , Kelechi Iheanacho who played for major English clubs like Manchester City F.C. and Leicester City F.C. , Former Inter Milan , Arsenal , Portsmouth F.C. striker and Nigeria national football team player Nwankwo Kanu

75-491: Is currently part of the Federal Ministry of Education and is a parastatal (government-owned corporation). The commission has a governing council, currently headed by professor Shehu Galadanchi and its executive secretary is Abubakar Adamu Rasheed , who assumed office on 3 August 2016. Since its establishment, the commission has transformed from a small office in the cabinet office to an important arm of government in

100-654: Is known as ofe owerri (ofe means soup, while Owerri is the capital of Imo state). It is sometimes referred to as the king of soup and in some Igbo communities, beautiful women are sometimes likened to Ofe Owerri. Ingredients for the soup, include snails , ponmo (cow skin), goat meat , okporoko (dried hake fish), dried fish , oporo (smoked prawns ), grounded dried crayfish , wraps of ogili (fermented soya beans), fresh pepper, grounded dried pepper, grounded uziza seeds ( Ashanti pepper ), cocoyam , palm oil , sliced ugu leaves (pumpkin leaves), sliced oha leaves, sliced uziza leaves, stock cubes , achi powder and salt . Owerri has

125-565: The National Universities Commission (NUC) to run Post Graduate Studies (PG) for master's degree and PhD Below are list of faculties at IMSU Owerri Owerri was founded by in the 14 century CE by Ekwem Oha. Owerri was the last of three capitals of the Republic of Biafra in 1969. The capital of the secessionist state was continuously being moved as Nigerian troops captured the older capitals. Enugu and Umuahia were

150-748: The 1.7 million people in the area are members of the Catholic Church. The Anglican cathedral church of the transfiguration of our lord (CATOL) is the Anglican Cathedral for the Anglican faithfuls in the Anglican Diocese Of Owerri. There are about 700,670 members of the Anglican Church in the Owerri metropolis. All Saints Cathedral, Egbu, Owerri is the first and Largest Anglican Church in Owerri and

175-570: The Cabinet's Office. The pioneer chairman was the Emir of Yauri , Alhaji Tukur who was succeeded by Rotimi Williams . During the early period of operation, performing the objectives of the organization was hampered by the legal structure of its foundation, as NUC was a non-statutory body within the Cabinet's Office while university education during the First Republic was within the concurrent list. After

200-827: The Heads of Departments (HODs) who are under the Dean of the Faculties. The lecturers, the Heads of Departments, and the Deans make up the faculty board. They are all academic members of the university, governed by Academic Staff Union of the University (ASUU). The academic staff is responsible for the curriculum and teaching of the students. They teach, set exams, mark scripts, and supervise projects. Imo state University also runs Post Graduate (PG) Programme for those who want to build on their First-Degree Programme. As of 30 July 2012, Imo State had approval from

225-554: The Igbo land areas. Owerri has a tropical wet climate according to the Köppen-Geiger system. Rain falls for most months of the year with a brief dry season. The Harmattan affects the city in the early periods of the dry season and it is noticeably less pronounced than in other cities in Nigeria. The average temperature is 26.4 °C. One major food that is particular to the Owerri people

250-792: The Nigerian Universities Commission approved additional 20 Private Universities which has now made 99 approved Private Universities in Nigeria , which also included Mewar International University promoted by Adhyay International, making it first Indian University to expand its campus to Nigeria in the Nasarawa State . In 2022, the NUC provided provisional licenses to 12 new universities in Gombe State , Borno State , Delta State , Kano State , Sokoto State , Abia State , Anambra State , Niger State , Sokoto State and FCT, Abuja . In 2023,

275-495: The University at Owerri was considered. Professor T. O. C. Ndubizu, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka was then appointed the Vice-Chancellor with the responsibility of relocating and re-establishing Imo State University. IMSU operates a faculty system and has 15 faculties. The faculties are headed by Deans and Faculty Officers. The faculties have different departments under them. The Departments are headed by

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300-715: The administration of universities gradually grew, it became influential in the appointment of Vice-Chancellors , members of university governing councils and managed the establishment of new faculties and course offerings. In 1985, it was saddled with additional responsibilities to set minimum academic standards and inspect and vet course offerings in universities. In 1999, a new democratic government granted some autonomy to universities governing councils. In 2002, NUC conducted an accreditation and quality survey and ranking of state and federal universities. The organization has established an electronic network to link research activities within universities to one another. On 3 February 2021

325-461: The area of development and management of university education in Nigeria. The NUC came into being as one of the recommendations of the Ashby Commission which also recommended the creation of new federal universities. NUC initially operated as a supervisory body in the development of university education in Nigeria. At inception, NUC was created by executive action and was initially placed under

350-540: The attack. Owerri has an airport 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of the city, called the Imo Airport , located in Obiangwu, Ngor Okpala LGA. The Airport (Sam Mbakwe Airport) provides flight services to Abuja , Lagos , Port Harcourt , and Enugu . Right now, it serves as an alternate for Port Harcourt . Sam Mbakwe (Imo) International Cargo Airport is now an International Cargo Airport. Some major roads that go through

375-465: The city are Port Harcourt Rd ., Aba Rd., Onitsha Rd., and Okigwe Rd. Roads within the city include Douglas Rd., Weatheral Rd., Tetlow Rd., and Works Rd. Relief market is the main market in Owerri after the demolition of Eke Ukwu Owere. Owerri sits in the rain forest and produces many agricultural products, such as yams , cassava , taro , corn , rubber and palm products. Owerri also sits on huge crude oil and natural gas reserves like most of

400-424: The home of first Igbo translated Bible. National Universities Commission The National Universities Commission ( NUC ) is a Nigerian government agency set up to regulate higher education in Nigeria. NUC, as it is popularly called, was established in 1962 as an advisory agency in the cabinet office. In 1974, it became a statutory body and its first executive secretary was professor Jibril Aminu. NUC

425-506: The labour force after going through one your National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The best graduated students are usually given award and automatic employment in the university. Consequently, the government of Chief Evan Enwerem , in April 1991 did not waste time in filling the vacuum by re-establishing the university in Owerri. Two options were considered by the government in the re-establishment of Imo State University at Owerri. The first option

450-429: The military came to power in 1966, NUC was empowered to conduct coordination activities within the federal university system. In 1974, a new legislation restructured NUC to become fully a statutory body headed by an Executive Secretary . Under Jubril Aminu as secretary, NUC established an overseas office to coordinate recruitment of staff for newly established universities. Between 1975 and 1998, NUC's involvement in

475-479: The other capitals before Owerri. Present-day Owerri does contain some statuary memorializing the war, particularly in locations which suffered heavy bombing, but most war artifacts and history are located in the museum at Umuahia, Abia State. On 5th April 2021, a mass prison break happened in Owerri, in which 1,844 inmates were released. It is alleged that the Eastern Security Network was responsible for

500-719: The programs of the university (if not all) have obtained full accreditation from National Universities Commission (NUC) of Nigeria. The result of the 1999/2000 accreditation exercise of the National Universities Commission (NUC) confirmed the high rate and acceptance of the university by the Nigerian public. The university was ranked first among all state universities in Nigeria and the 10th overall among both state and federal universities. Imo state indigenes in Imo State University were granted free education during

525-527: The tenure of the then Governor Rochas Okorocha but the programme stopped in 2016. This was announced by the Acting Vice Chancellor of IMSU, Professor Adaobi Obasi through the Registrar , Professor Emeka Ejinkonye, who stated that the students of Imo origin would henceforth pay a token for certain services in the school especially the ancillary fee. In the very beginning, Imo State University at Owerri

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550-573: Was born and raised in Owerri. He attended Holy Ghost College, a renowned local secondary school in the Owerri town. Christianity is the dominant religion in Owerri. Catholics and Anglicans have the largest followings and Owerri is home to Assumpta Cathedral , the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri (Latin: Archidioecesis Overriensis) and the Seat of Wisdom Seminary. The archdiocese covers an area of 2,996 square kilometres. 670,986 of

575-585: Was temporary accommodated within the campus of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education from May to December 1992. The university later moved to its own premises of four building within the Federal University of Technology Owerri , at the Lake Nwaebere Campus. At the translocation of the Federal University to the permanent site, Ihiagwa near Owerri, the Lake Nwaebere Campus of that university

600-546: Was then acquired for Imo State University. The first batch of students was allocated to the Imo State University by JAMB in February 1993. The National Universities Commission also formally approved the re-establishment of the university in 1992 at the Lake Nwaebere Campus. Today, Imo State University has many Faculties and Departments that graduate students every year. The university produces First Class, Second Class and Third Class graduates each year. These students are absorbed into

625-401: Was to move at once, all staff and students at the various stages of their programmes in Uturu who want to remain in Imo State University, now in Owerri. The second option was to rebuild the University at Owerri over specified period of time. The second option was adopted after various constitutions by government then, and a target period of five years within which to complete re-establishment of

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