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Ogun State University


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    • Ogun State (Nigeria). Ogun State University
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    • Descriptor

        Universities and colleges
    • Associated Locale

        Nigeria
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  • Sources

    • found: Oye, Ogun journal of arts, June 1988:t.p. (Ogun State University)
    • found: World of learning, 1997:p. 1064 (Nigeria; Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State; founded 1982; state govt. control)
    • found: Studies in curriculum, Dec. 1997:p. 2 of cover (Ogun State University; Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria); Dec. 2001: 1st printed p. after t.p. (Olabisi Onabanjo University; Ago-Iwoye)
    • found: Olabisi Onabanjo University website, viewed November 15, 2018:History of the university (a bill to established Ogun State University was passed into law by the Ogun State House of Assembly on July 7, 1982; modeled after American land grand colleges; designed as a multi-campus institution, with College of Health Sciences in Sagamu (Remo), College of Engineering in Ibogun (Egba), College of Agricultural Sciences in Aiyetoro (Yewa), and the Main campus housing Faculties of Arts and Humanities as well as Natural Sciences in Ago-Iwoye (Ijebu); the University opened its doors to the first students on January 31, 1983, first convocation ceremony on January 30, 1987; now Olabisi Onabanjo University [date of name change not given])
    • found: Wikipedia, November 15, 2018(Olabisi Onabanjo University; Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye is a state university; founded July 7, 1982 as Ogun State University (OSU); renamed on May 29, 2001 in honour of Chief (Dr.) Olabisi Onabanjo, whose efforts as the then civilian governor of Ogun State gave birth to the university; still referred to by many as OSU; ten faculties, multiple campuses; the main campus in Ago-Iwoye is popularly called Permanent Site by the students; magazines OOU Update, Inside OOU magazine, OOU Vanguard, and others)
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    • 1989-10-02: new
    • 2018-11-17: revised
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