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Motto in English | Excellence and Relevance |
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| Type | Federal University |
| Established | March 2007 |
| Founder | Federal Government Of Nigeria |
| Chancellor | His Royal Majesty, Oba Babatunde Adewale Ajayi, the Akarigbo & Paramount Ruler of Remo Land |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Akpofure Rim-Rukeh |
| Address | Ugbomro , , , 5°34′09″N5°45′54″E / 5.5693°N 5.7650°E |
| Campus | Rural |
| Language | English |
| Colors | Blue and White |
Sporting affiliations | NUGA Games |
| Website | https://www.fupre.edu.ng/ |
The Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) in Delta State, Nigeria was established and approved during the Federal Executive Council meeting of 14 March 2007 and admitted its first set of undergraduates in 2008. [1]
The university was established under the Federal Government of Nigeria [2] initiative, to build a specialized university in the Niger Delta to produce middle and higher level manpower and expertise for the oil and gas sector. [3] [4]
The National Universities Commission [5] (NUC) approved sharing of facilities between the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun and Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun until it moved to its permanent site on development of its main campus at Ugbomro, Uvwie Local Government Area [6] Delta State, in 2010. [7]
FUPRE, Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun is the first petroleum university in Africa and sixth in the world. [8] [9]
The administrative structure of the university consists of: [9]
The centres and administrative departments of the university consist of: [10]
The institution presently have two colleges [11] with eighteen departments. [12] The colleges are:
The College of Science and College of Technology has started running its courses for its academic session. [13]
The Federal University Of Petroleum Resources, consists of two colleges which are College of Science and College of Technology. These Colleges are sub divided into 18 departments. [14]
Below are a list of departments in FUPRE
College Of Science [15]
College Of Technology[ citation needed ]
The institution presently has three educational programmes: [16]
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The University has received many recognitions. Some of them include[ citation needed ]
Delta State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named after the Niger Delta—a large part of which is in the state—the state was formed from the former Bendel State on August 27, 1991. Bordered on the north by Edo State, the east by Anambra and Rivers states, and that south by Bayelsa State while to the west is the Bight of Benin which covers about 160 kilometres of the state's coastline. The state was initially created with 12 local government areas in 1991 which was later extended to 19 and now has 25 local government areas. Asaba as its state capital located along the River Niger on the northeastern end of the state, while the state's economic center is Warri on the southwestern coastline.
The Federal University of Technology Akure is a federal government-owned university located in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1981 driven by the federal government of Nigeria to create universities that specialized in producing graduates with practical as well as theoretical knowledge of technologies.
University of Benin (UNIBEN) is a public research university located in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. It is among the universities owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria and was founded in 1970. The school currently has two campuses with fifteen faculties including a central library called the John Harris Library. The buildings in UNIBEN are sparsely built, they are not close to each other.
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The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was once a college of the University of London. The college was established in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 1962 and is the oldest degree-awarding institution in Nigeria. Through its graduate network, the University of Ibadan has contributed to the political, industrial, economic and cultural development of Nigeria.
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University of Ilorin, also known as Unilorin, is a federal government-owned university in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. It was established by a decree of the federal military government in August, 1975. The establishment aimed to implement one of the educational directives of the Third National Development Plan, which was aimed at providing more opportunities for Nigerians aspiring to acquire university education and to generate high-level manpower, which is vital for the rapidly expanding economy. Compared to other higher institutions of learning in the country, the institution has one of the largest land areas, covering approximately 15,000 hectares of land. It is reported by Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) to be the most sought-after Nigerian university in 2021. And again in 2023, it was announced by the JAMB Head, Professor Ishaq Oloyede to be the sought-after University, for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), making it for the 10th consecutive year.
Effurun is a town and the headquarters of Uvwie Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. It is an Urban center, densely populated with different infrastructural development. it borders it's twin city Warri, also serves as an entrance to Warri.
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Auchi Polytechnic is a Federal Polytechnic in Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria. It is one of the first four Polytechnics established in Nigeria. It has over 10,000 students enrolled in business, technology, environmental and arts courses.
Akii ibhadode is a Nigerian academic. He became the third substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun on April 14–15, 2015 by the council of the University, and handed over to Prof Akpofure Rim-Rukeh in 2020.
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