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12 Ojukwu University Students Died in Road Accidents Within 10 Months – VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 17, 2024

The Acting Vice Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra, Prof. Kate Omenugha, has revealed that 12 students from the institution lost their lives in road accidents over the past 10 months. Speaking during the third Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Lecture series

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COOU Releases Admission List for 2024/2025 Academic Session

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 28, 2024

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) has officially released its admission list for the 2024/2025 academic session, offering prospective students the chance to join this distinguished institution. Candidates are now able to check their admission status to see if they have secured a spot in one of COOU’s first-degree programs. How to Check Your COOU Admission […]

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Ojukwu University earns over N1.5m profit from vegetable sales in 3 months — VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 30, 2024

Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha, Acting Vice Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University COOU Igbariam, Anambra State, reported that the university earned over 1.5 million naira from vegetable sales in just three months. Prof Omenugha made the statement at the presentation of the recently completed organisational review report at the University’s Senate Chambers

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TETFund offers 143.4 million research grants to 75 Ojukwu University staff

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 21, 2024

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Tetfund) has awarded grants to 75 staff members at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) in Anambra State for 2024 Institutional Based Research (IBR). The Tetfund IBR-Selection Committee of COOU, led by Prof. Jonathan Ifemeje, Director of the Research Management Office, and Prof. Emeka Obi, Director of Academic Planning, announced

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Ojukwu University resident doctors threaten strike over poor working conditions, others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 15, 2024

Resident doctors at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital in Amaku, Awka, have vowed to strike due to unpaid allowances and poor medical infrastructure at the institution. The doctors, representing the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD)-COOUTH, have stated that if the harsh and terrible working circumstances continue, they will withdraw their

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Soludo appoints Odinkalu Pro-Chancellor of Ojukwu University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2024

Anambra State Governor Prof Chukwuma Soludo has appointed Prof Chidi Odinkalu as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, COOU, Igbariam, Anambra State. Odinkalu, a former chairman of the Nigerian Human Rights Commission, is a highly regarded scholar. Mr Christian Aburime, Governor Soludo’s Press Secretary, in a

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Ojukwu University partners with Cambridge University to integrate innovative teaching tools, methodologies

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 24, 2024

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) in Anambra has extended its Academic Advancement to the University of Lincoln and Sydney Success College at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. According to the University’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Harrison Mmadubueze, who revealed this in a statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka on

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Ojukwu University promotes 25 staff to professional cadre

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 30, 2024

In her 76th committee meeting, the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Igbariam, Anambra, Appraisal and Promotion Committee (A&PC) announced the promotion of 25 staff members to the positions of Reader and Professor, respectively. At the University’s 127th Senate on March 27, 2024, Ag. Vice Chancellor Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha announced the promotions,

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Anambra State Government announces intention to introduce health insurance for tertiary students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 6, 2024

The Anambra State Government is taking initiatives to enrol students in the state’s Social Health Insurance Scheme in order to improve healthcare services for students in higher education institutions. Dr. Simeon Onyemaechi, Managing Director of Anambra State Health Insurance Authority (ASHIA), made the announcement during a visit to the state’s university,

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142 Ojukwu University Graduates Inducted into the Pharmaceutical Society

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 25, 2023

142 graduates have been inducted into the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus, Anambra State. Professor Greg Nwakoby, the university’s vice-chancellor, stated in his opening speech that the university and faculty would not exist without the backing of the state