The University of Nigeria (UNN), ordinarily alluded to as UNN, is a government college situated in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. Established by Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has four grounds – Nsukka, Enugu and Ituku-Ozalla – situated in Enugu State and one in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria.
The University of Nigeria (UNN) was the primary undeniable indigenous and first self-governing college in Nigeria, displayed upon the American instructive framework. It is the principal land-award college in Africa and one of the five first class colleges in the nation. The college has 15 Faculties and 102 scholastic divisions. The University offers 82 undergrad programs and 211 postgraduate projects.
The college praised its 50th commemoration on October 2010.
History
A law to build up a University in the Eastern Region of Nigeria was gone on 18 May 1955. While that date denote the formal start of the historical backdrop of the University of Nigeria, the authorization of this enactment by a few Nigerian pioneers, and propelled especially by the then Premier of the Eastern Region, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe.
One of the initial steps taken by the Eastern Nigeria Government towards the execution of its dedication was a welcome to both the United States of America and the United Kingdom to send counselors to help in the arranging of physical and instructive parts of the proposed college.
Under the joint protection of the Inter-University Council for Higher Education and Overseas and the International Co-operation Administration (now the United States Agency for International Development), J.W. Cook, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Exeter, Dr John A. Hannah, President of Michigan State University and Dr Glen L. Taggart, Dean of International Programs at the same college, came to Nigeria in 1958. The group studied the site at Nsukka, and widely researched an incredible assortment of elements apropos to the foundation of another college.
The consequences of their endeavors were contained in a white paper issued by the Eastern Nigeria Government on 30 November 1958. They had prescribed "that the improvement of the University of Nigeria based upon the idea of administration to issues and needs of Nigeria, is an attractive undertaking and one that ought to get support from any source which could make it a sound attempt".
They encourage prescribed that a temporary chamber be built up to "draw upon the specialized and consultative assets accessible all through the world for help in arranging the foundation".
The temporary board, approved by the Eastern Nigeria Legislature, was designated by the Governor in Council in April 1959, and given essential budgetary and regulatory forces to assemble a sound college. It mirrored the soul of worldwide co-operation which has brought forth the establishment. It comprised of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chairman, Dr. T. Olawale Elias and Dr. Okechukwu Ikejiani from the Federation of Nigeria, J.S. Fulton from the United Kingdom, Dr. Margueritue Cartwright and Dr. Eldon Lee Johnson from the United States of America.
The University was formally opened on 7 October 1960, as the peak to the Nigerian freedom festivities in the Eastern Region. Her Royal Highness, Princess Alexandra of Kent, speaking to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Nigerian freedom festivities, performed the opening services and established the framework stone of one of the University's initial structures.
Classes started on 17 October 1960 with an enrolment of 220 understudies and 13 individuals from the scholarly staff. The opening assembly addresses were conveyed by the Chairman of the Provisional Council, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, the principal President of the Federation of Nigeria, and by Dr John A. Hannah, President of Michigan State University, USA.
The college was completely self-ruling, with the ability to give its own particular degrees. Actually, hence, it turned into the main completely fledged college in Nigeria, since Ibadan was still around then a college school conceding London degrees. It additionally turned into the principal college set up by a Nigerian Regional Government. The University College Ibadan, the most seasoned college establishment, cut its umbilical string with London in October 1962, turning into the University of Ibadan. In July 1965, it turned out the principal graduates holding Ibadan (as opposed to London) degrees, by which time Nsukka had created two harvests of graduates and taken all the reputation for turning out the primary alumni of a self-sufficient Nigerian college.
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