Salem University screens admission seekers

Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State, has commenced screening prospective candidates for the 2024/2025 academic session.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, who spoke to our correspondent , said the screening began on August 12, adding that it is for both undergraduate and postgraduate candidates.

Johnson-Akubo said, “There is no room for compromise when it comes to admission of undergraduate and postgraduate students into various courses being run by our six colleges.”

The colleges, he said, include the College of Law, the College of Humanities, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Information and Communication Technology, and the College of Management and Social Sciences as well as the College of Graduate Studies and the Pre-Varsity School.

The VC disclosed that seven new programmes were ready for verification by the National Universities Commission.

According to him, the programmes include: Anatomy, Physiology, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, and Public Health in the College of Basic Health and Allied Sciences, Cybersecurity and Data Science in the College of Information and Communications Technology.

“Salem University is aimed at producing graduates who are mentally alert, spiritually alive, and intellectually developed to change their world positively.

“Our academic programmes are fully accredited by the NUC and carefully designed to meet industry and professional needs and the challenges of job placements in the labour market.

“Earning a degree at Salem University is a better way to kick-start your professional and career journey in life without hassles.

“We have provided modern and reasonable recreational and standard hostel facilities which help to make learning a fun and rewarding experience, “ the VC said.