The Phoenix University Agwada in Nasarawa state is set to commence lectures in January 2024.
Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Abdullahi Bala, disclosed this at a press conference Wednesday in Agwada Kokona local government area of Nasarawa state.
He said the university has concluded arrangement and would commence lectures in January, 2024 academic session.
Phoenix University is a privately-run university and first indigenous in the state, located in Agwada, Kokona local government area of the state.
The VC added that admission into the various programmes was already ongoing and requirements for all candidates are in line with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) standard with the cut off points of 140.
“To qualify for admission into Phoenix University, all candidates are expected to meet the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) minimum cut-off mark and possess five credit passes in relevant subjects, including Mathematics and English, in the SSCE (WAEC, NECO or NABTEB) at not more than two sittings.
“Phoenix University received formal approval and registration of the Federal Executive Council on 27th May, 2023 after fulfilling all initial regulatory requirements and was subsequently issued with provisional licence for its take-off by the National Universities Commission on Friday, 9th June, 2023.
“The University received a Resource Verification Team from the National Universities Commission on Tuesday, 28th November, 2023 to inspect the adequacy of our facilities to commence academic activities.
“Owing to the quality of our infrastructural and academic resources, we recently received the final approval to commence formal academic activities and admissions into the 24 academic programmes that were presented for Resource Verification,” he said.
The VC urged candidates interested in applying to the university to visit its website, https://phoenixuniversity.edu.ng, where they can access the application forms.
