Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma

Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma (AAU) is the state-owned university of Edo State, located in Ekpoma. AAU operates 12 faculties spanning the arts, sciences, social sciences, education, engineering, environmental sciences, agriculture, law, management sciences, basic medical sciences, clinical sciences and pharmacy. Total enrolment exceeds 40,000 students across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The institution has built strong reputation in Law, Medicine, Engineering, Pharmacy and the Sciences, and operates the Ambrose Alli University Teaching Hospital at Irrua. AAU graduates enter the federal and Edo State civil service, corporate organisations, legal practice and academia. The university is named in honour of Professor Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, former Governor of the old Bendel State, who had been instrumental in establishing the institution.

History

The institution was established in 1980 as the Bendel State University by Bendel State Edict, under the leadership of Professor Ambrose Alli, who was then Governor. AAU admitted its first students in 1981 with the founding faculties of Arts, Sciences, Education and Social Sciences. Following the creation of Edo and Delta States from Bendel State in 1991, the institution was reorganised under the Edo State Government and renamed Edo State University. In 1999, the institution was further renamed Ambrose Alli University in honour of its founder. Through the 1990s and 2000s the institution expanded substantially, adding faculties in Law, Engineering, Agriculture, Pharmacy and Medicine. The Ambrose Alli University Teaching Hospital was developed at Irrua to provide clinical training. AAU has produced senior public officials, judges, academics and corporate leaders for Edo and Delta States, and the broader South-South region.

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Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma considers candidates who meet the institutional JAMB cutoff and pass the Post-UTME screening. Direct Entry applicants must meet the entry requirements for their chosen course.

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The Ambrose Alli University main campus is at Ekpoma, Edo State, covering approximately 1,500 hectares. The campus contains the Senate Building, the University Library, faculty complexes, residential halls and a sports complex. The Ambrose Alli University Teaching Hospital is at Irrua, approximately 30 km from Ekpoma. Ekpoma is connected by road to Benin City (about 1.5 hours south), Auchi (about 1 hour north) and Abuja (about 5 hours north). The nearest major airport is Benin Airport.