Saturday, December 29, 2012

Nigeria University Facts

This post brings to you facts about universities in Nigeria. Some of these facts are actually obsure. Expect more on this topic later.

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) was designed by an Isreali architect Arieh Sharon. He designed many buildings in Isreal. He was a foremost architect who won the Isreali Prize for Architecture in 1962. You may want to visit here for more architectural details about OAU.

Federal University of  Technology Yola (FUTY) has been renamed Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH). Modibbo Adama was the founder of Fombina Kingdom (Adamawa Emirate Council).

Tafawa Balewa University (in Bauchi, Bauchi State) actually belongs in the ‘university of technology’ category. Many prospective university students are not aware of this fact because it has no ‘technology’ in its nomenclature.