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Edo University Senate Building
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Edo state University, Uzairue, Edo state gate2

Edo State University, Uzairue (abbreviated EDSU) is a state government-owned tertiary institution founded in 2016. It is located in Iyamho, a town in Etsako West local government area of Edo State, Nigeria. On 23 March 2016, the university was approved by the National Universities Commission as Nigeria's 41st state university.[1] Edo State University offer undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes.

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Edo University Administrative Building

History

On 27 March 2014, the Edo State House of Assembly passed a bill for the establishment of a University of Science and Technology at Uzairue.[2] The university was however changed to Edo University and its location to Iyamho.[3]

Ranking and achievement

In 2018, the university was ranked first among State government owned Universities and third University in Nigeria in the first ever Open Educational Resources (OER) conducted by National Universities Commission (NUC) Institutional repository.[4]

Criticism

Upon the establishment of Edo State University, Uzairue, the Governor of Edo State Adams Oshiomole was criticized by some section of the press. Francis Akhigbe of THISDAYLive cited "personal interest" as the reason why Oshiomole established the university .[3] The media also felt there was no need of establishing a university when other tertiary institutions in the state were already in bad conditions.[5]

Vice chancellors

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