ABSU’s Newly Created Faculties of Optometry, Nursing Sciences and Medical Laboratory Science to Take-Off in the 2024/2025 Academic Session – Prof. Ogbulu
ABSU’s Newly Created Faculties of Optometry, Nursing Sciences and Medical Laboratory Science to Take-Off in the 2024/2025 Academic Session – Prof. Ogbulu
The Senate of Abia State University, at its 274th Regular meeting, has passed a resolution thanking the Governor of Abia State and Visitor to the University, Dr Alex Otti for his uncommon magnanimity and benevolence in regular payment of salaries, restoration of security and commencement of payment of the 11-Months arrears of salaries owed staff of the University by the previous Administration.
They also appreciated the Governor for approving the installation of solar power, as part of the “operation Light up Abia project”.
The Senate in a release signed by the registrar and secretary to council, Dr Acho Elendu described the Governor as a promise-keeper and Cerebral Administrator and promised its unflinching support to his people-centric Administration.
Speaking at the meeting, the Vice chancellor and chairman of Senate, Professor Onyemachi Ogbulu disclosed that the newly created Faculties of Optometry, Nursing Sciences and medical laboratory Science will take-off in the 2024/2025 academic Session and announced the full accreditation status for the next five years, secured by Optometry and Nursing Sciences programmes, at the just concluded accreditation exercise by their respective professional bodies.
Professor Ogbulu appreciated the Registrar/CEO, Nursing and Midwifery council of Nigeria, for approving increment in the admission quota for Nursing Sciences and Abia State University and urged Deans and heads of Department, whose academic programmes will be involved in the forthcoming October/November, 2024 National Universities Commission(NUC) accreditation exercise to work assiduously to replicate the 2022 and 2023 back-to-back 100% full accreditation achieved.
The Senate-in-Session further congratulated the fifty two students of the University who were successful at the 2024 highly competitive federal Government Scholarship Scheme and directed full registration of students for the ongoing Federal Government NELFUND Loans programme for Tertiary institutions in the Country.
They pledged their continued commitment in promoting Teaching, Research and community service and reiterated its zero tolerance policy on corruption, exploitation, cultism and examination misconduct and noted that defaulters will be sanctioned, in line with extant rules and regulations of the University.
The Senate observed one minute silence in honour of the departed immediate past Registrar, Dr Evelyn Ihukwumere.