The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted approval to Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State to commence undergraduate degree programmes effective from the 2017/2018 academic session.
Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
TheNewsGuru reports NUC approved academic activities for three faculties namely; Transport, Engineering and Environmental Management of the institution.
According to the statement the Faculty of Transport has four departments, namely: Nautical Science, Transport Logistics Management, Marine Economics and Finance, and Port Management.
The Faculty of Engineering has five departments – Marine Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Petroleum and Gas Engineering, and the Faculty of Environmental Management has four departments: Environmental Management and Pollution, Meteorology and Climate Change, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Marine Geology.
“The Maritime University will be extended all privileges accorded to other Federal Universities,” the statement read.
It would be recalled that the University commenced operations in 2017 and, in November 2017, invited job applications for academic staff with advert placement in major national dailies.
President Buhari also approved an increase in the take-off grant allocated to the University from the N2bn earlier announced to N5bn. This sum was included in the 2018 budget presented to the National Assembly in November 2017.
Similarly, an additional N1 billion was approved by the President to support essential infrastructure works and staff recruitment in the University.