UNESCO Laureate, Prof Aremu, unveils new logo of Minaret University
The First African UNESCO Laureate and Founding Member Board of Trustees of Minaret Int’l University Ikiru Nigeria, Prof Sir Bashiru Aremu, has unveiled the new logo of Minaret International University with its features. According to the Head of Africa Unity of Nations for Climate Change Council Unaccc an official partner of United Nations and other […]
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The First African UNESCO Laureate and Founding Member Board of Trustees of Minaret Int’l University Ikiru Nigeria, Prof Sir Bashiru Aremu, has unveiled the new logo of Minaret International University with its features.
According to the Head of Africa Unity of Nations for Climate Change Council Unaccc an official partner of United Nations and other organizations world wide, the Minaret Int’l University, Ikiru, was licensed by Federal Government of Nigeria and sponsored by Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Nigeria and globally.
According to Prof Aremu, the journey for the MIU began in 2016 following a resolution at the annual Shura of Jamaat Nigeria, led by the former Amir of Jamaat Nigeria, Prof Mashuud Adenrele Fasola Sahib.
The Shura proposal came from the Ibadan circuit of the Jamaat; once adopted, it was presented to the World wide Leader of Ahmadiyya, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa during a mulaqat by the Nigerian delegation to the Jalsa UK.
The initial main campus was on 600 hectares of land at Agbonbiti in Ile-Ife. But Ikirun was later considered as the main campus, while Agbonbiti will be the satellite campus solely for the Agriculture and Farm Settlement Project.
The Ikirun site was close to the Federal Government College, connected to the national grid and easily accessible from the newly constructed dual carriageway to the town.
Ikirun has a railway terminus, close to Osogbo, the state capital, which equally has an airport, though not completed yet. With a federal universities – Obafemi Awolowo University and Federal University of Health Science, Ila-Orangun with others universities withing the state.
The university will start with three faculties; humanities, sciences and education.
The remaining faculties will be added gradually.
This is the first university with both an Islamic and Western education model to be established by the Jamaat.
Ghana had the opportunity of the establishment of a solely theology university years back. As a truly international university, it will draw academicians, researchers and students across the globe.
The vision of MIU, is to pursue intellectual and moral development for creativity, entrepreneurship, adaptability and survival of our university graduates.