***Says Varsity Targets Brilliant Candidates
PROF. Alewo Johnson Akubo, Vice Chancellor, Salem University Lokoja, had warned candidates and students against presentation of fake certificates and results during the on-going screening exercise which commenced August 12.
Addressing newsmen on the on-going screening of candidates for admission into Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes of the University for 2024/2025 academic session, the Vice Chancellor warned that presentation of fake certificates and results would not be tolerated.
He said that the screening had begun in earnest with vigilance adding, “There is no room for compromise when it comes to admission of Undergraduate and Post Graduate students into various courses being run by our six colleges.
“As remarkable institution, we are targeting brilliance and competency during the screening as part of our drive to produce Global/Leaders and Change Agents that would create impact across the world”, the VC disclosed.
Johnson-Akubo said, “there is no room for compromise when it comes to admission of Undergraduate and Post Graduate students into various courses being run by our six colleges.”
The colleges, he said, include College of Law, College of Humanities, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, College of Education, College of Information and Communication Technology and College of Management and Social Sciences as well as the College of Graduate Studies and the Pre-Varsity school.
The VC disclosed that seven new programmes were ready for verification by the National Universities Commission (NUC) very soon.
According to him, the programmes include: Anatomy, physiology, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science and Public Health in the College of Basic Health and Allied Sciences, Cybersecurity and Data Science in the College of Information and Communications Technology.
“Salem University is aimed at producing graduates who are mentally alert, Spiritually alive and intellectually developed to change their world positively.
“Our academic programmes are fully accredited by NUC and carefully designed to meet industry and professional needs and the challenges of job placements in the labour market
“Earning a degree at Salem University is a better way to kick Start your professional and career journey in life without hassles.
“We have provided modern and reasonable recreational and standard hostel facilities which help to make learning fun and rewarding experience”, he said. (Ends)