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{{Short description|Catholic university in Nigeria}}
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| motto = Decency in education and morals
| established = 1999
| type = [[Private university|Private]]
| chancellor = Very Rev. Fr. Professor E.M.P Edeh
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| country = Nigeria
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| website = {{URL|https://Madonnauniversity.edu.ng}}
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'''Madonna University''' is the first [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] university in Nigeria. It was accredited by [[National Universities Commission]]. Madonna University Nigeria has three campuses that are located in [[Elele]] - [[Rivers State]], [[Okija]] - [[Anambra State]] and Akpugo - [[Enugu State]]. The campuses have different Faculties with Departments. The [[Okija]] campus in Anambra state has the following Faculties: Management and Social Sciences; Arts and Education, and  Law.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Osuchukwu, Ngozi, Obuezie, Adaora and Ogwuche, Grace |date=2017 |title=Availability and Utilization of Information Communication Technology Facilities in a Private University Library in Nigeria |url=https://www.ajol.info/index.php/iijikm/article/view/167178 |journal=Information Impact: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=16–25 |doi=10.4314/iijikm.v8i3.2 |via=Information Impact|doi-access=free }}</ref> The Elele campus has Faculties of Medicine and Surgery, Pharmacology. The Akpugo campus has Faculty of Engineering. These campuses have their main libraries as well as libraries attached to Faculties and the Departments. The university graduates first class, second class and third class students.<ref name="thenationonlineng.net">{{Cite news|date=2019-08-07|title=Madonna Varsity marks 16th convocation as 38 Students bag first class|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/madonna-varsity-marks-16th-convocation-as-38-students-bag-first-class/|access-date=2021-05-19|newspaper=The Nation Newspaper|language=en-US}}</ref> The university also has a postgraduate program and part-time program that runs on Fridays and Saturdays.
==History==
Founded on 10 May 1999 in [[Okija]], [[Anambra State]], it was established by Father Edeh.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://muaaonline.org/
|title=Madonna University Alumni Association website
|access-date=2010-03-26}}</ref> Edeh had founded [[Our Saviour Institute of Science and Technology]] in [[Enugu]] the previous year.<ref>{{cite web
|url         = http://www.cpmelele.net/moreff07.html
|title       = More About Father Founder
|publisher   = Catholic Prayer Ministry of the Holy Spirit, Elele, Nigeria
|access-date  = 2010-03-26
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110723054955/http://www.cpmelele.net/moreff07.html
|archive-date = 2011-07-23
}}</ref> In 2004, under the approval of the [[National Universities Commission]] (NUC), Madonna University's main campus was moved to [[Elele]] in [[Rivers State]].<ref name=":2">{{cite news|title= Madonna University|url=http://www.madonnauniversity.edu.ng/public-announcement-change-of-name-of-madonna-univeristy-nigeria|access-date=17 May 2016|work=Madonnauniversity.edu.ng}}</ref>
==Description==
The university offers various courses including [[Law]], [[Management]], [[Natural Sciences]], [[Social Sciences]], [[Medicine]], [[Pharmacy]] and [[Engineering]].<ref name=":2" /> The courses are accredited by the [[National Universities Commission]], and the admission requirements are a minimum of 5 credits at not more than two sittings of the O-level schools Certificate Examination.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apply To Madonna University, Nigeria – Madonna University|url=https://www.madonnauniversity.edu.ng/apply-to-madonna/|access-date=2021-05-18|language=en-US}}</ref>
The Elele campus has a University Teaching Hospital which is located a few kilometer away from the other campus at [[Okija]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Pro Chancellor – Madonna University |url=https://www.madonnauniversity.edu.ng/about-us/the-pro-chancellor/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Campuses==
Madonna university has Three campuses, [[Elele]] Campus, [[Okija]] campus<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Okija Campus, Madonna University, Nigeria – Madonna University|url=https://www.madonnauniversity.edu.ng/portfolio/okija-campus-madonna-university-nigeria/|access-date=2021-05-17|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Madonna University, Okija {{!}} Ranking & Review|url=https://www.4icu.org/reviews/10781.htm|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.4icu.org}}</ref> and [[Akpugo]] campus.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Akpugo Campus, Madonna University, Nigeria – Madonna University|url=https://www.madonnauniversity.edu.ng/portfolio/akpugo-campus-madonna-university-nigeria/|access-date=2021-05-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[Elele]] campus consists of medical related courses [[Medicine]], [[Medical laboratory science]], [[Pharmacy]], [[Optometry]], [[Nursing]], [[Natural sciences]] etc.
[[Okija]] campus being the home for Departments of [[Law]], [[Accounting]], Banking and Finance, [[Business administration]], Entrepreneurship, International Relations, [[Political science]], Library and Information Science.<ref name=":0" /> [[Akpugo]] campus in [[Enugu State]], has the following Departments - Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Petroleum [[Engineering]].<ref name=":1" />
== Academic activities ==
Madonna University Nigeria offers different academic activities. These include Matriculation, Convocation<ref name="thenationonlineng.net"/> and Scholastic activities. There are also [[National Universities Commission]] (NUC) activities for approval of departments, resource verifications and libraries.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} Other academic activities include, induction of students and graduates in various fields of learning. For instance, the [[Pharmacists Council of Nigeria|Pharmacists Council Of Nigeria]] (PCN) inducted 236 fresh pharmacy graduands of Madonna University.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Etokakpan|first=Mmokutmfon-Abasi|date=2021-03-21|title=PCN inducts 236 fresh graduands of Madonna university|url=https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria/pcn-inducts-236-fresh-graduands-madonna-university-353612|access-date=2021-05-19|website=TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref> The Matriculation activity is done in every campus, every year after admission of new students. But Convocation is usually done collectively in Elele campus, which is the mother campus and the Headquarter where the seat of administration is located in Rivers state.
== Library ==
This is the academic library located in Madonna University Nigeria to offer resources and access to information to the students and members of the academic environment. In the Madonna University Nigeria, there are libraries in the three campuses in Okija, Elele and Akpugo.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last=Osuchukwu Ngozi Perpetua and Uchendu Ogechukwu Sabina |date=2020 |title=Extent of automation gap of library and information services in Madonna University libraries |journal=Madonna Journal of Research in Library and Information Science |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=21–33 |via=Madonna University Nigeria}}</ref> There are faculty libraries and departmental libraries.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Obuezie, Adaora .C., Okpala Angela E. & Okoye, Ifeoma .H |date=2021 |title=Undergraduate Students' Use of the University Library and Access to Information in Madonna University, Okija, Nigeria |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359355281 |journal=Trends in Libraries, Information Science and Technology: A Journal of Nigeria Library Association Enugu State Chapter |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=95–103 |via=ResearchGate}}</ref> In other words, every department in Madonna University library Nigeria has departmental ICT laboratories manned by a library assistant to enable equitable learning and supports.<ref name=":5">{{Cite journal |last=Obuezie Adaora .C., Osuchukwu Ngozi .P. & Ani Charity .O . |date=2018 |title=Use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) for Academic Purposes among Undergraduate of Madonna University-Nigeria, Anambra State |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327593001 |journal=Journal of Applied Information Science and Technology |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=139–148 |via=Research gate}}</ref>
The university library in Okija Campus has an ICT section with resources and facilities that are made available and accessible to the students.<ref name=":3" /> The resources in the university library include both print and non-print resources. The electronic information resources include e-journals, e-books, e-newspapers, online directories, e-projects, and databases.<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal |last=Osuchukwu, N. P. and Okafor, A. A. |date=2019 |title=Access and use of electronic information resources by undergraduates in Madonna University, Nigeria |journal=Journal of Department of Library and Information Science, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=1–11 |via=Ambrose Alli University}}</ref> The facilities include computers, hard disks, printers, scanners, photocopier, projector, land area network, wide area network and generators.<ref name=":4" />
However, there are still issues with the provision of facilities, automation of the library, good regular internet, regular power supply, searching skills of the students and adequacy of the computer.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":4" />
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