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Former names | Adventist College of West Africa, Adventist Seminary of West Africa |
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Motto | Knowledge, Truth, Service |
Type | Private |
Established | 1959 |
Affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Chairperson | Bassey Effiong Okon Udoh [1] |
President | Ademola S. Tayo [1] |
Vice-president | Iheanyichukwu Okoro |
Vice-Chancellor | Ademola S. Tayo [1] |
Vice Chairs | Francis F. Daria, Oyeleke A. Owolabi [1] |
Students | 20,000+ |
Location | , , 6°53′38″N3°43′07″E / 6.894°N 3.7187°E |
Campus | Main Campus Ilishan-Remo, Mini Campus Iperu, Remo |
Government accreditation | 1999 |
Colours | Blue and Gold |
Website | babcock |
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Babcock University is a private Christian co-educational Nigerian university owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria. The university is located at Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria, equidistant between Ibadan and Lagos.
In 2017, the university had its first set of graduates from the Ben Carson School of Medicine. [2] [3]
It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, which is the world's second largest Christian school system. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Babcock University was named after an American missionary by the name of David C. Babcock, who pioneered the work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria in 1914. He was based in Erunmu in Oyo State, Nigeria.
The university was established as the Adventist College of West Africa (ACWA) in 1959, initially with seven students; who were hosted at the home of Chief Olufemi Okulaja. In 1975, it changed its name to Adventist Seminary of West Africa (ASWA). The university was officially inaugurated on 20 April 1999. [8]
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