Corrections to recent misleading information about Obong University

Obong University

The management of Obong University, Obong Ntak in Etim Ekpo local Government of Akwa Ibom state has described as false and erroneous the malicious publications emanating from some Akwa Ibom state-based newspapers that 11 private universities including Obong University who received provisional licences by the National Universities Commission, NUC are substandard. In an official press release by Obong University signed by the Registrar of the institution, Mr Imoh Akpanudo on behalf of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Udoudo Ekanemesang, the institution explained that contrary to the false reports published by some tabloids, that the 11 private universities in the country including Obong University were substandard or had lost their licences, the truth remains that these universities were given 2 years extension of their provisional licenses.
Professor Ekanemesang hinted that at the recent ceremony at the headquarters of the NUC, nine (9) universities were given Permanent licences while eleven (11) were given provisional licences, stressing that these universities were given provisional licences because less than 80% of their programmes were fully accredited.

The vice chancellor has consequently reassured all stakeholders and students of Obong University that all programmes run at Obong University are duly recognized by the National Universities Commission (NUC), recalling that just recently, the National Universities Commission had granted Obong University permission to implement five (5) new programmes.
He further disclosed that the NUC had earlier granted full accreditation to the Computer Science Programme at Obong University, even as the university is warming up to receive another team from the NUC who will be visiting Obong University in October,  this year  for accreditation of the  remaining programmes.
The release read in part “At the recent ceremony at the NUC, nine (9) universities were given Permanent licences, eleven (11) were given provisional licences, including Obong University.  All twenty (20) Universities received full licenses.  The difference between these universities is that some received Permanent licenses and others received Provisional licences, all of them received full licences.  There are no partial licences.  Permanent or provisional licences are all full licenses.”
While insisting that the fact that 11 universities in the country who currently hold provisional licenses are not substandard, Professor Ekanemesang reminded Journalists of their professional responsibility to check and crosscheck their facts before publication. 
Meanwhile the vice chancellor has requested that those papers that published the erroneous reports on Obong University should retract and publish true and correct facts that took place during the NUC conference in Abuja on 13th August, 2015.