Crescent University is located in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.[1] It is a private university established by Judge Bola Ajibola under the banner of the Islamic Mission for Africa.[2][3] It has the following colleges; The Bola Ajibola College of Law, The College of Environmental Sciences, The College of Information and Communication Technology, The College of Natural and Applied Sciences, The College of Arts, Social and Management Sciences and The College of Health Sciences.
Crescent University, Abeokuta | |
| Motto | Citadel of Academic and Moral Excellence |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2005 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Ibrahim Gbajabiamila |
| Location | , , 7°09′41″N 3°19′17″E / 7.16146434°N 3.32125031°E |
| Website | Official website |
  Location in Nigeria | |
History
editIn 2002, the Educational Board of the Islamic Mission for Africa (IMA) recommended the establishment of Crescent University, Abeokuta. The National Universities Commission approved the establishment of the university in 2005. The University commenced its academic program in December 2005.
Library
editThe University Library is also known as Alhaja Seliat Adebutu Library which was named after the mother of a philanthropist Chief Kesington Adebutu who built and donated the library in remembrance of his mother.
The sections in the library include:
- Technical services
- Readers’ services
- Serials
- Reference
- E-Library.[4]
References
edit- ^ "tribune.com.ng". www.tribune.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Nigeria's 59 private universities …locations, Vice Chancellors names, websites, dates of establishment". Kukogho Iruesiri Samson. pulse.ng. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Crescent University". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Profile of Nigerian University Libraries – Association of University Librarians of Nigerian Universities (AULNU)". Retrieved 2024-05-29.
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