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Mimiko's Ondo State University of Medical Sciences gets NUC approval …admissions begin

Ondo State University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, has become Nigeria's 139th university band the 40th state-owned university in the country after the NUC gave its approval this week.

Nigeria's 139th university, Ondo State University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, has been approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

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According to a Wednesday statement by the Ondo State Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade, the NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Julius Okojie, conveyed the Commission's approval in a letter addressed to the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, on Tuesday.

“I write, on behalf of the Board, Management and staff of the National Universities Commission, to convey to His Excellency, that with effect from April 22, 2015, the Ondo State University of Medical Sciences has been recognised as the 40th State University and the 139th University in Nigeria,” Okojie's letter reportedly read.

The institution was also cleared to begin admitting students.

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Mimiko thanked the NUC for giving its approval

He revealed that facilities have been put in place at the fledgling institution, adding that its Trauma Centre has already been accredited by the National Postgraduate College for residency training in orthopaedic and general surgery.

“We have put in place world-class facilities that have already received recognition from requisite professional bodies in the medical sciences,” Mimiko said.

The university, which is also the 40th state university in the country, is a specialized medical science institution, reputed to be the first of its kind in Nigeria and third in the African continent.

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