Maritime varsity gets NUC’s approval – Presidency

*Says academic activities to start in three faculties

The Presidency on Wednesday said the Maritime University,
Okerenkoko, Delta State has finally been granted approval by the
National Universities Commission.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and
Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement made
available to journalists.

Akande said the institution, which was established in line with
the present administration’s new vision to develop the Niger Delta
region, would commence undergraduate degree programmes effective
from the 2017/2018 academic session.

He disclosed that the NUC approved that academic activities
commence in three faculties of the institution.

He listed the three faculties to include Transport, Engineering
and Environmental Management.

The Faculty of Transport, according to him, has four departments
that include Nautical Science, Transport Logistics Management,
Marine Economics and Finance, and Port Management.

He disclosed that the Faculty of Engineering has five
departments which are Marine Engineering, Civil Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Petroleum and
Gas Engineering, while the Faculty of Environmental Management has
four departments that are Environmental Management and Pollution,
Meteorology and Climate Change, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and
Marine Geology.

He added that the university would be extended all privileges
accorded to other federal universities in the country.

*Says academic activities to start in three faculties

The Presidency on Wednesday said the Maritime University,
Okerenkoko, Delta State has finally been granted approval by the
National Universities Commission.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and
Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement made
available to journalists.

Akande said the institution, which was established in line with
the present administration’s new vision to develop the Niger Delta
region, would commence undergraduate degree programmes effective
from the 2017/2018 academic session.

He disclosed that the NUC approved that academic activities
commence in three faculties of the institution.

He listed the three faculties to include Transport, Engineering
and Environmental Management.

The Faculty of Transport, according to him, has four departments
that include Nautical Science, Transport Logistics Management,
Marine Economics and Finance, and Port Management.

He disclosed that the Faculty of Engineering has five
departments which are Marine Engineering, Civil Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Petroleum and
Gas Engineering, while the Faculty of Environmental Management has
four departments that are Environmental Management and Pollution,
Meteorology and Climate Change, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and
Marine Geology.

He added that the university would be extended all privileges
accorded to other federal universities in the country.