National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved new 22 academic programmes for the Wesley University Ondo (WUO), which includes, law, nursing

science and others, with effect from 2023/2024 academic session.

According to the Director, Information, Communication and Public Relations of the university, Rev. Stanley Ihedigbo, the NUC approval to commence the

programmes was contained in a letter addressed to the WUO’s Vice Chancellor,

Rt. Rev. Prof. Samuel Sunday Obeka (JP), dated 20th June, 2023 and signed, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the Commission, by the Director

of Academic Planning, Dr. B. N. Saliu.

The approval letter referenced NUC/AP/P.30/Vol.11/10 stated that: “The Vice

Chancellor, is please invited to recall that a resource verification visit was

carried out by panels of experts to some proposed programmes in  Wesley

University Ondo,  with a view to assessing the human and materials

resources available for their establishment.”

“I am directed to inform the Vice-Chancellor that the Executive

Secretary has considered and approved the establishment of the following

programmes to be run in the Main Campus of the University with effect from

the 2023/2024 academic session: B.Ed. Special Education, LL.B Law, B.A English

and Literary Studies, B.Sc. International Relations and Diplomacy, B.Sc.

Community Health, B. A. Theatre Arts, B.Sc. Public Administration, B. Ed. Early

Childhood Education, B. MLS Medical Laboratory Science, B. A. (Ed) Christian

Religious Education (Theology), B.Sc. Library and Information Science, B. Sc.

Sociology , B. Sc. Ed Social Science.

“Post Graduate Studies are, PGD, M.Sc. & Ph. D Microbiology, PGD, MBA,

M.Sc. & Ph.D. Business Administration, PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D. Accounting ,

PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D. Hospitality Management and Tourism, PGD, M.Sc. &

Ph.D. Computer Science , PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D. Mass Communication, PGD, M.Sc. &

Ph.D. Nutrition and Dietetics, and PGD, M.Sc. & Ph.D. Biochemistry.

“It would be recalled that NUC visited the University in April this year to

ascertain the readiness of the institution for the 22 programmes, “it stated.

The excited VC, who received the letter, said all is set for the

commencement of all the approved academic programmes in September this

year.

He is therefore advising prospective candidates to change to Wesley

University Ondo on JAMB portal to apply for the programmes.

He added that WUO is fully prepared to welcome the pioneer students into the

newly approved programmes, assuring that the institution would continue to fulfil

its mandate in terms of high quality teaching, cutting edge research and

strategic community engagement.

Wesley University, Ondo, is one of the leading Private Universities in

Nigeria, established by Methodist Church Nigeria over one and half decade ago,

with core values of seeking excellence, intellectual freedom, freedom of

expression, integrity and high moral values.

The graduates of the University have been making giant strides in all

spheres of national growth and development. These strides are manifest through

their contributions in all fields of human capacity development especially in

the field of Agriculture, Mass communication, Theology, Accounting, Political

Sciences, Economics, Nutrition, Geology, Industrial Chemistry, Hospitality

Management &Tourism and others.