Watch out for the 2026/2027 resumption date and academic calendar.
Archives: News
By Dr. Fortune Obikwere
There was excitement and celebration at Christopher University, Mowe, OgunState, from June 8 to 10, 2026, as the maiden edition of the University’s Nursing Students’ Week came to a successful and colourful conclusion.
The event featured a strong call on student nurses to be proactive in acquiring knowledge and to develop a broader understanding of the nursing profession. Speakers emphasized that nurses are much more than bedside care givers who administer medications and dress wounds. They described nurses as educators, advocates, counsellors, researchers, community mobilisers, and agents of social change who often have a deeper understanding of societal challenges because of their close interaction with people and communities.
Our correspondent, Fortune Obikwere, who covered the event, reports that several distinguished resource persons delivered lectures on various aspects of nursing and professional development. The key note address was presented by Dr.(Mrs.) Sherifat Aminu, Director of Nursing Services, Ogun State Ministry of Health, on the topic,“The Myths of the Nursing Profession.” Other speakers included Dr. (Mrs.) Dorcas Shonibare, former Director of Nursing Services, Lagos State Ministry of Health, who spoke on “Developing Confidence and Clinical Competencies as a Student Nurse.” Dr. Olaifo Clement Ayo and Ms. Gloria Fortune delivered presentations on
entrepreneurship, while Hon. Bajo Kike addressed participants on“ Nurses in Leadership:
Inspiring Future Politicians for Better Healthcare and National Development,” among other topics.
In her key note address, Dr. Sherifat Aminu highlighted the vast opportunities available within the nursing profession, noting that nurses can excel as directors, policy makers, entrepreneurs, advocates, and educators. She observed that the emergence of Artificial Intelligence presents new opportunities for enhancing nursing practice and healthcare delivery.
While acknowledging clinical pressures and workplace burnout as significant challenges facing nurses, Dr. Aminu advised students to prioritize their mental health, manage their time effectively, learn from mistakes, maintain strong support systems, and embrace collaborative learning. She also stressed the importance of prayer, describing nursing as a dynamic, rewarding, and transformative profession.
Speaking on leadership and politics, Hon. Bajo Kike stated that nurses possess qualities that make them effective political leaders. According to her, compassion, discipline, patience, attentiveness, diligence, and commitment to humanity are traits that naturally position nurses for leadership roles.
She encouraged students not to allow fear or stereotypes to limit their ambitions. Instead, she urged them to participate actively in student associations, community development initiatives, health campaigns, debates, and volunteer activities. She further emphasized the importance of communication skills, teamwork, critical thinking, integrity, and courage, describing these attributes as essential components of both nursing and political leadership.
In an interview with our correspondent, the Head of the Department of Nursing, Nurse Victoria Nwosu, expressed delight at the success of the maiden Nursing Students’ Week and the quality of presentations delivered by the invited speakers.
“It is the first Nursing Students’ Week at Christopher University, and I thank God that it was a huge success. My students were excited and proud of the event, and everyone, including the University Management, is happy,” she said.
Advising the students, Nurse Nwosu encouraged them to remain patient, caring, and tolerant in the discharge of their professional responsibilities.
“Nursing is an evolving and dynamic profession. You must continue learning and improving yourself throughout your career.I am happy, the students are happy, and the Management is happy. I feel fulfilled,” she added.
Also speaking, the Dean of the School of Allied and Health Sciences, Dr. (Mrs.) Chinedum Oparaugo, commended the organisers for the successful execution of the programme and praised the resource persons for delivering insightful presentations that aligned with the theme of the week, “Nursing as It Is.”
Dr. Oparaugo noted that nursing is a profession that directly impacts human lives and therefore demands a high level of competence and responsibility.
“Nurses require extensive knowledge, courage, and the ability to apply what they have learned in practice.This seminar will help students build confidence and embrace the profession with greater commitment,” she said.
She urged students to take their studies seriously and pay close attention to both the theoretical and practical aspects of their training.
Also speaking at the event, the Matron of the University Clinic, Matron Concilia Obikwere, commended the Department of Nursing, Christopher University, for successfully organizing the programme. She also expressed appreciation to the guest speakers for their insightful presentations and valuable contributions. According to her, the programme would significantly enhance the students’ understanding of the nursing profession and better prepare them for their future roles as healthcare practitioners.
The President of the Christopher University Nursing Students Association, Mr. Bright Tochukwu Ubabuko, also expressed gratitude for the success of the event.
“The programme was highly enlightening and impactful for us as student nurses. I am grateful to God for making this Nursing Week a reality at Christopher University. I learned a great deal from the presentations,” he said.
According to him, nursing is not merely a profession but a calling dedicated to caring for humanity. He described the guest speakers as exceptional and commended them for sharing valuable insights with the students.
Mr.Ubabuko also urged his fellow students to remain united and focused on achieving their goals.
“My advice to my colleagues is that we remain united and work together to achieve great things. We must be consistent and committed if we are to realise our dreams,” he said.
He further prayed for continued blessings upon the Chancellor of Christopher University, Chief (Dr.) Ikechi Eze (OFR), as well as the University Management, staff, and students, expressing optimism that the institution would continue its pursuit of global recognition and excellence.
A major highlight of the event was a courtesy visit by the organisers and guest speakers to the Principal Officers and Management of the University. They were received by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ngozika Marian Mbajiorgu, the Registrar, Barr. Aloysius Udeoke, the Bursar, Mr. Chinedu Eze, and the University Librarian, Mrs. Ogechi Agu, among other university officials.
History was made on Monday, 4th May, 2026 at Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State, South-West Nigeria,when one of the best private universities in the country, welcomed a new vice chancellor, professor Mrs. Ngozika Marian Mbajiorgu, a professor of Science Education, to take the mantle of leadership of the enviable Institution. She took over from the former vice chancellor, professor Afolabi Oyelana, whose five(5) years tenure ended on 31st March, 2026.
Information correspondent, Fortune Obikwere, who covered the event,reports that both the staff and students were very excited and jubilant to receive the first female Vice Chancellor of the university. They all prayed for her success on the job.
Earlier in his speech,the Registrar of the university, Barr. Aloysius Udeoke, while welcoming the new vice chancellor, described her as thorough – breed administrator, an academician par excellence,and a game-changer in the university administration. It was his view that professor Mbajiorgu would bring her wealth of experience to move Christopher university forward. The Registrar called on all and sundry to support, cooperate and pray for the new vice chancellor. He wished her wellin the job.
Responding, the Unichris new vice chancellor, Professor Marian Mbajiorgu,thanked all that came in their numbers to welcome her, while expressing joy at joining this citadel of learning.She promisedto use her wealth of experience gathered from the long time of being on the administrative cadre of Higher Institutions to develop Christopher university.
Listen to her:
“I have being in the university administration for a very long time(over 20 years) – setting up and running new universities… But no matter how experienced I may be, I still need your assistance… My vision for Unichris is to make it a household name in
Nigerian and global university community, a place where students and Staff are proud of. I want to make it a place where students become entrepreneurs…”
She continued: “I would establish an Entrepreneurial incubation and acceleration center for students, where technology can be managed… By doing all these, we can move this university forward. This we also hope to achieve by implementing the university’s Motto of combining Education Theory with Practice….For competitors around, we shall use entrepreneurship to create a niche for ourselves. My personal vision is to achieve the
Vision and Mission of Christopher university….We have done well, but we have to do better by working harder. Yes, We Can!” She quipped.
Open Door Policy:
“You are free to see me at anytime, in myoffice, to discuss issues concerning the growth of our enviable institution.” She concluded.
Highlight of the on boarding of the new vice chancellor was a facility tour of the university, to get the new vice chancellor acquainted with them. The meeting was attended by the Directors, Management, Deans and other Staff of the institution, including the Chaplain of the university Catholic Chaplaincy, Rev. Fr. Mike Adenigba, the university Bursar, Mr. Chinedu Eze,the university Librarian, Mrs.Ogechi Agu, and the Chairman of Deans & Directors, Professor Mrs. Oyemisi Pitan, among others.
Congratulations to our new vice chancellor, professor Mrs. Ngozika Marian Mbajiorgu.
Owing to unforeseen circumstances, the University Management is constrained to make some adjustments in the University’s earlier advertised resumption date for the 2025/2026 academic session.
The new dates for resumption for our new and continuing students are as follows:
- Foundation Programme (JUPEB) Students: Sunday, 26th October, 2025.
- Continuing Students: Sunday, 2nd November, 2025.
- New Students: Sunday, 9th November, 2025.
The University Management regrets the inconvenience this adjustment in the resumption date might cause our students, parents and staff members of the University.
Management further solicits the understanding of everyone concerned on this matter.
Thanks.
Aloysius Udeoke
Registrar
All students are expected to resume for the 2025/2026 academic session on the 26th of October 2025.
All students are expected to resume for the 2024/2025 academic session on the 20th of October 2024.
All fresh students are expected to resume for the 2023/2024 academic session on the 24th of September 2024.
I have been directed to
inform you that the resumption for the 2022/2023 academic session has been
postponed to Sunday 6th November 2022.
The University Management
regrets the inconvenience this may cause our dear students and parent
Signed,
Registrar,
Christopher University.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oyelana Olatunji in his address to the staff and students of the University during the closing ceremony of the Social and Management Scientists Forum which was held at the University campus from Wednesday 17th to Friday 19th broke the news of the NUC final approval for the immediate commencement of part-time academic programmes in the University. This was a sequel to the request earlier submitted to the regulatory body at the beginning of the year. The need to fully implement the mandate as contained in the Academic Brief, and with the increase in demands by concerned individuals, interested groups and the general public made the inclusion of this part-time mode in our educational programme inevitable, according to the Vice-Chancellor. The listed academic programmes will run within the part-time stream: B. Sc Accounting, B. Sc Economics, B. Sc Business Administration, B. Sc Psychology and B. A English.
The Vice-Chancellor reiterated the urgent need to extend the opportunity for university education to millions of Nigerians who are presently on a form of livelihood. This is hoped to equip the beneficiaries with appropriate knowledge and skills set essential in their respective chosen career without having to leave their jobs. The Vice-Chancellor seized the opportunity to commend the Chancellor, Chief Christopher Ikechi Ezeh MFR who at a number of fora expressed his desire to extend opportunity for University education to the teaming youth, and young men and women who may have to work to support their education, and whose O’ level certificates may have passed the acceptable grace period to secure admission into universities through UTME and JAMB.
The Vice-Chancellor attributed the success of this endeavour to the collective will and commitment of staff who worked relentlessly to ensure the readiness of the programme curricular and course outlines and the policy framework which were essential for the successful implementation of the programmes. According to the Vice-Chancellor, each of the part-time programmes will be for a 6-year duration. The curriculum is spread across twelve (12) academic semesters with special online facilities to enhance special modes of teaching and learning. The Director, Academic Planning Directorate and the respective Heads of Departments where the programmes are domiciled have been requested to submit a working document for the successful take-off of the programmes by October this year.
The Vice-Chancellor enjoined all members of the University community, including staff and students to spread the good news to family members and friends and members of the public by sharing the information on their personal and group social media handles. The University Management on its part has concluded an arrangement to partner with scores of government agencies and business organizations within and outside of Lagos on the need to commit adequate resources to enable their staffs to take advantage of the opportunity the programme offers.
The Registrar in his remark appreciated the Chancellor, Chief Christopher Ikechi Ezeh and all those that contributed to making the vision a reality. He further advised that all hands must be on deck so as to continue in the same spirit of togetherness and hard work in order to jointly move the University to its expected destination of academic excellence.
Christopher University, Mowe achieves a milestone with the hosting of the second (2nd) International Annual Conference of the Social and Management Scientists Forum from 17TH-19TH August 2022 for the second year running. The maiden edition of the Conference was equally held on its campus exactly a year ago, precisely on 18th August 2021.
The thrust of the Conference was ‘Improvement of the National Gross Domestic Product through integrated sub-regional economies’. Therefore, the theme of this conference was ‘Linking Theory to Practice towards the Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals.
The Conference covers a whole range of topical and emerging issues in business fundamentals and practices, particularly in Nigeria and other sub-regional economies of West Africa. The volatility of the financial sector and its impact on the performance of the economy, as well as, the instability of the sub-regional trade and investments require urgent discussions on the way forward was the main goal. The research papers presented addressed issues relating to transnational trade models and demographic distribution, digital entrepreneurship and the growth and performance index of small and medium scale enterprises, building capacity in young African entrepreneurs, corporate governance failure, and loss of human and resource potentials of the African continent, to mention but just a few.
Christopher University, Mowe is proud to facilitate discussions on issues that have the potential of galvanizing a new social order and provide a blueprint for appropriate management practices that would foster positive economic development of African countries. The resource persons and facilitators were drawn from universities, industries, government agencies, and businesses from the informal sectors of the nation’s economy. The data generated from the presentations of over eighty peer-reviewed research papers at the different plenary will constitute the articles in the next edition of the University academic journal- The Christopher University Journal of Social and Management Scientists before the end of the year.
The Christopher University, Mowe entered into this research collaboration with the Social and Management Scientists Forum whose members cut across national and regional borders in order to establish a lasting synergy that will provide the platform for academics, industry professionals, and young scientists in Africa to present the outcomes of their research to international audience yearly, for discussions and peer review. The essence of this synergy is to strategically position Christopher University as a bureau of statistics for the generation and storage of research data as it relates to all aspects of the national and regional economy.
Christopher University, Mowe was licensed by the National Universities Commission in 2015 and currently has fifteen academic programmes and fifteen departments spread across four academic Schools. The University boasts of modern teaching and learning facilities and state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories for research. The University hopes to commence its Law degree programme by October 2022 having received final approval from the regulatory agencies. The University plans to introduce the Nursing programme at the beginning of the 2022/23 academic session while academic programmes such as Basic Medical Sciences, Engineering and Environmental, and Earth Sciences will come on stream towards the end of 2023.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oyelana Olatunji in his opening address at the event espoused the urgent need for tertiary institutions and the industry to jointly sponsor and fund research endeavors that would be focused primarily on the needs of our nation state. This will help facilitate the development and integration of local initiatives that would engender the rapid emergence of a locally adaptable set of techniques capable of galvanizing the rapid agricultural and industrial development that our continent so desires. The Vice-Chancellor alluded to the strategic positioning of Christopher University as the ‘credible alternative to public universities’ having created the platform that will ensure a solid base for high-impact research, the inflow of industry funds, and the constant engagement of industry experts and professionals as equals and joint stakeholders in proffering enduring business models for African states.
The Vice-Chancellor opined that our nation-state and Africa can only enjoy long and lasting industrial development when a robust triple-helix partnership is established between University-Government-Industry to jointly initiate, fund, and executive research that meets local and national aspirations. He further canvassed for a national research focus and agenda for our nation and advised the government to set the ball rolling by setting the right policies, facilitating discussions, and bringing together stakeholders to draw up the road map that will subsequently guide our national science education policy and research agenda.
In his closing remarks, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oyelana Olatunji enjoined the officials of the Association and all participants to take advantage of the new facts that will emerge from discussions at plenary to build new body of knowledge and know-how, and also to encourage the formation of new interest groups that will promote deeper research collaborations between sister institutions. He hoped that the outcomes from the Conference will provide excellent advocacy to government and stakeholders on a number of current issues about our economy and the social status of our nation-state. Concluding, the Vice-Chancellor advocated for a one-day workshop on research and grant writing to always precede the yearly Conference so as to build capacity in young scientists and academics. The conference ended with a joint communiqué on the essence of keying into global best practices in the management of our natural and human resources to enable us as a nation to compete effectively with developed nations.
