University of Uyo

Former names	University of Cross River State, Uyo
Motto	Unity, Learning and Service
Type	Public
Established	1991
Chancellor	Adamu Maje, Emir of Hadejia
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Nyaudoh Ndaeyo
Academic staff	1,521
Administrative staff	4,128
Undergraduates	127,980
Postgraduates	30,334
Location	Uyo , Akwa-Ibom State , Nigeria
Campus	City
Number of campuses	4
Website	uniuyo.edu.ng

The University of Uyo is located in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The university was formerly known as the University of Cross River State, Uyo.^[1]

On 1 October 1991, the Federal government of Nigeria established it as a Federal University and the name was changed to the University of Uyo. The university inherited students, staff, academic programmes and the entire facilities of the erstwhile University of Cross River State established by Cross River State in 1983. It must be placed on record that what is today the University of Uyo passed through several metamorphoses. It grew from a Teacher's College (TC) to an Advanced Teacher's College (ATC), College of Education (COE), which became an affiliate of the University of Port Harcourt to run degree programmes at a State University, University of Cross River (UNICROSS), and then to its present status in 1991.

Academic activities commenced during the 1991/92 academic session. The University of Uyo has 13 faculties, the postgraduate school and the school of Continuing Education.^[2]

Professor Enefiok Essien is the immediate past Vice-Chancellor.^[3] In 2015 the Emir of Hadejia, Adamu Maje was appointed Chancellor.^[4]

Professor Nyaudoh Ukpabio Ndaeyo emerged as the 8th substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of uyo in 2020. ^[5]

General Information

The university is in the heart of Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria's second-largest oil-producing state. Uyo is easily accessible by road, although there is an international airport for external use(s). It operates from four campuses:

The Permanent Site/Main Campus which accommodates Parts of Central Administration, Faculties of Engineering and Natural and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, International Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability Research (ICEESR), and the Postgraduate School
The Town Campus which accommodates Faculties of Arts, Education, Social Sciences, Pharmacy
The Annex Campus, home for the Business Administration, Law, Environmental Studies and General Studies
The Ime Umana Campus, Ediene Abak, which accommodates the Pre-Degree, JUPEB and other special courses.

The permanent site which houses the main campus of the university along Nwaniba Road is about 4.5 km from the city centre and covers an area of about 1,443 hectares. The University of Uyo has 12 faculties, the School of Continuing Education and the Post Graduate School. The faculties are as follows:

Faculty of Agriculture^[6]
Faculty of Arts^[7]
Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences^[8]
Faculty of Business Administration^[9]
Faculty of Clinical Sciences^[10]
Faculty of Education^[11]
Faculty of Engineering^[12]
Faculty of Environmental Studies^[13]
Faculty of Law^[14]
Faculty of Science^[15]
Faculty of Social Sciences^[16]
Faculty of Pharmacy^[17]
Faculty of Communication and Media Studies
Faculty of Vocational Education, Library and Information Science^[18]

Faculties


S/N	Faculties
1	Faculty of Agriculture
2	Faculty of Arts
3	Faculty of Basic Medical Science
4	Faculty of Business Administration
5	Faculty of Clinical Science
6	Faculty of Education
7	Faculty of Engineering
8	Faculty of Environmental Studies
9	Faculty of Law
10	Faculty of Pharmacy
11	Faculty of Science
12	Faculty of Social Science
13	Faculty of Communication and Media Studies
14	Faculty of Vocational Education, Library and Information Science

^[19]

Facilities

Library

The Library has an active collection of 46,745 volumes and handles about 409,977 lending and reference inquiries annually. Current journals stand at 271 representing all disciplinary interests.^[20] The library is equipped with modern computers and has a reading space of 970.51 metres with a seating capacity of 698.

There are four main divisions: Acquisition, Lending, Processing, and Research. The Research Division comprises Reference, Serials, Special Collections and Government Collections. The Special Collection comprises Nyong Essien, Africana and Government Collection. Acquisition and Processing selects and orders library materials and organizes them for effective use. The Public Service Division deals directly with readers, regulates the use of library materials, and handles reference questions. The office of the university librarian provides data for planning, budgeting, control and coordination of the library.^[20]

Radio station

University of Uyo owns and operates a radio station, UNIUYO FM (100.7 MHz) in Uyo.

Affiliate institutions

Below are a list of affiliate institutions of the University of Uyo, approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC).^[21]

Akwa Ibom State College of Education, Afaha Nsit
St. Joseph Major Seminary, Ikot Ekpene
Assemblies of God Divinity School, Old Umuahia
The Apostolic Church Theological Seminary, Amumara
The Samuel Bill Theological College, Abak
Topfaith University, Mkpatak
Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun (Regular)

Vice chancellors

Professor Fola Lasisi
Professor Akpan Hogan Ekpo
Professor Akaneren Essien
Professor Comfort Memfin Ekpo
Professor Enefiok Essien
Professor Nyaudoh Ndaeyo

Deputies

Deputy Vice Chancellors

✓Prof. Aniekan Offiong, Faculty of Engineering, DVC, Administration

✓Reverend Sister (Prof.) Anthonia Essien, Faculty of Arts, DVC, Academics.

Notable alumni

Main category: University of Uyo alumni

Bassey Albert, politician^[22]
Valerie Ebe, lawyer and politician^[23]
Ini Edo, actress^[24]
Michael Enyong, politician
Onofiok Luke, politician
El Mafrex, urban gospel singer-songwriter
Aniebiet Inyang Ntui, EU Ambassador, University Librarian of University of Calabar and Professor of Library and Information Science
Emeka Onowu, politician
John James Akpan Udo-Edehe, politician
Ime Bishop Umoh, actor
Inibehe Effiong, a human rights lawyer, activist, social commentator, and litigation lawyer.^[25]^[26]

Notable faculty

Akpan Hogan Ekpo (Professor of Economics and Public Policy; former Head of Department of Economics, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, Deputy Vice Chancellor and then Vice Chancellor of the university from 2000 to 2005)
Joshua Uzoigwe (Music)

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