Western Delta University Graduates 426, honours Emir of Zazzau, others
For the first time after 15 years of operations and service, the Western Delta University (WDU), Oghara, Delta State, has penciled some distinguished personalities for honorary degrees. They include the Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, CFR, Amb. Kim Young Chae, Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. (Mrs.) Ajoritsedere Awosika, MFR, mni; a […]
For the first time after 15 years of operations and service, the Western Delta University (WDU), Oghara, Delta State, has penciled some distinguished personalities for honorary degrees.
They include the Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, CFR, Amb. Kim Young Chae, Republic of
Korea’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. (Mrs.) Ajoritsedere Awosika, MFR, mni; a retired Permanent Secretary and uncommon entrepreneurs, Mr. Oritsedere Otubu, Chairman of Eko Disco and Mr. Igho Okotete; Chairman
of Pioneer Global Resource and Integrated Energy Limited.
Commenting on the honorary doctorate degrees, Prof. Augustine Ikelegbe, Vice-Chancellor of the university, said, “We are building a new layer and network of friendship, stakeholder-ship, partnership and mutual support, which would strengthen our resolve and strides for greater development and contributions.”
Prof Ikelegbe said the institution is a brand that is reaching fort the skies and redefining the idea of a university in Nigeria.
Briefing the media ahead of the 11th-13th combined convocation ceremony at the main WDU main campus, Ikelegbe said: “We are a proud player in the private university system which is leading the trail in quality education, the application of audio-visual learning facilities, the application of ICT and digital technology in Nigeria today.
“With smaller enrolments and better facilities, emphasis on discipline and character, strict rules of student conduct and behaviour, and stability of university calendar, private universities are attracting more attention today in the quest for quality tertiary education in Nigeria.
“We are up-to date in the accreditation of our academic programmes, and we have full accreditation in all our programmes, with one exception that is an interim-accreditation. We have been successful in the new programmes that we have put up for verification by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and have been granted approval
to mount them.”
Though less than 20 years old, he said that WDU had “significantly expanded academic colleges from three to six, expanded degree programmes and expanded enrolment. The University started Postgraduate Programmes in the College of Social and Management Sciences in the 2021/ 2022 academic session and at this convocation, the first set of Postgraduate graduands, four in postgraduate Diplomas and 14 in Master of Science, will receive higher degrees.”
He said WDU will extend Postgraduate programmes to the Colleges of Natural and Applied Sciences, Computing and Law after the National Universities Commission’s verification exercises in 2024.
Thanking the WDU Visitor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, for his support and provision of needed facilities, Prof Ikelegbe said, “The University has developed a Center for Learning Resources comprising the Main Library and e-Library in the Main Campus, and libraries for the College of Law at Ijomi Campus, the College of Applied Health Sciences at the Take-Off Campus and the College of Computing in the Main Campus. In 2022, we acquired a total of 1,605 volumes, in addition to downloading E-Books, and Journals. As at August 2023, the University had a total of 18,885 volumes of books and 1,055 titles of Journals.”