FG Gives Oba Of Benin Fresh Appointment
The Federal Fovernment has appointed His Royal Majesty, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin as the Chancellor of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), two years after the institution has been without a chancellor.
The University, is the largest University in Nigeria with estimated 120,000 students population, cutting across the various Distance Teaching and learning Centres nationwide.
Prof. Olufemi Peters, the Vice Chancellor of the University announced this when the management staff of the institution paid a courtesy visit to the Oba on Friday in Benin City, Edo State.
He said: “The reason why this University was established by the Federal Government is to bring university education to as many Nigerians wherever they are and whatever their circumstances or social hindrances may be.
“We are in every state of this country, serving every area. We have over 120,000 students. It is the biggest university in Nigeria.