VERITAS UNIVERSITY, ABUJA

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR

104TH SENATE MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 2021

DECISION EXTRACT

S/ ITEM DECISION ACTION

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1. RATIFICATION OF Senate ratified the results of the Deans, and Heads of
RESULTS FOR remedial/summer, 100 level Batch B and Department to note.
REMEDIAL/SUMMER, 100 Postgraduate which had earlier been
LEVEL BATCH B AND considered by SBC and sent to the Vice-
POSTGRADUATE FOR
Chancellor for signing.
2019/2020 ACADEMIC
SESSION

2. UPDATE ON Senate noted the reports by Dr. Joe Essien Deans and Heads of
STREAMLINING OF and Engr. Obum Ofor on the readiness of the Department to note.
STUDENTS’ e-campus and thereafter approved the training
REGISTRATION PROCESS. to be organized by ICT for academic staff as
follows:
a. Monday, 8/2/2021- Faculty of
Humanities
b. Tuesday, 9/2/2021- Faculty of
Management Sciences
c. Thursday, 11/2/2021- Faculty of
Social Sciences
d. Monday, 15/2/2021- Faculties of
Natural and Applied Science and
Engineering
e. Tuesday, 16/2/21- Faculty of
Education
Time – 10am- 12 noon
Venue- Block A Computer Lab. Thereafter,
Deans should submit attendance to Vice-
Chancellor.
3. a. REVISED TEMPLATE a. Senate approved the revised template for Dean, SPGS and Heads of
FOR EXTRNAL external examiner’s report and template for Department running
EXAMINER’S REPORT presenting final higher degree examination for Postgraduate programmes
AND TEMPLATE FOR postgraduate students. to note.
PRESENTING FINAL
HIGHER DEGREE
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 EXAMINATION FOR
POSTGRADUATE
STUDENTS.
b. RECORD OF RESEARCH b. Senate also approved that Postgraduate
STUDENT SUPERVISORY Students’ meeting with their supervisors should
MEETING be at least once a month and must be on record.
4. REPORT FROM ETHICS Senate listened to the presentation by the Chairman, Ethics
COMMITTEE ON Chairman, Ethics Committee, Rev. Fr. Dr. Barr. Committee, Prof. John
a. VERITAS CODE Peter Ik. Okonkwo. After deliberations, Senate Sambe, Prof. Simon
OF CONDUCT decided that: Okwute and Dr. Mrs.
AND ETHICS FOR Prof. Sambe’s Committee on Harmonization Christiana Bitrus to note.
STAFF AND of Staff Handbook, Prof. Simon Okwute and
Dr. Mrs. Christiana Bitrus should join the
STUDENTS AND
Ethics Committee to ensure that there was no
VERITAS POLICY conflict of information in the Staff and
ON SEXUAL Student Handbooks. They should listen to the
ABUSE opinions of other staff and come up with a
b. CONFLICT OF final version that would be considered by
INTEREST Senate at its next meeting.
POLICY
5. ORIENTATION OF NEW Senate approved that the Chairman Ethics Rev. Fr. Dr. Barr. Peter Ik.
STAFF AND STUDENTS Committee should organize Orientation for new Okonkwo and Rev. Fr. Dr.
staff while the Ag. Dean of Student Affairs should Emmanuel Okwara to note.
also organize one for the new students in liaison
with the Chairman, Ethics Committee. They are to
ensure that both staff and students sign the policy
on sexual harassment.
6. RESEARCH SEMINAR Senate deliberated on the importance of research Rev. Fr. Dr. Basil A. Ekot to
in the University and decided that the Director of note.
Research, Rev. Fr. Dr. Basil A. Ekot, should
organize a seminar for academic staff where
research methodology would be discussed. The
seminar should be between 3rd- 15th February,
2021.
 The seminar should take reference from
Professor Okon Eminue’s presentation.
 Every academic staff is expected to have
the Turnitin software.
7. ARRANGEMENT FOR 1ST Senate noted the report from the Ag. Deputy, Deans, Heads of
SEMESTER 2020/2021 Director of Academic Planning, Dr. Fidelis Egbe, Department, Ag. Director
EXAMINATION on the preparation for the forth coming 1 st GST and Ag. Dean Student
semester examinations. He reported that the time Affairs to note.
table would be out by Friday, 5th February, 2021
for corrections while the Invigilation time able
would be out by 12th February, 2021. He further
requested that Heads of Department should
forward to Academic Planning with their courses,
names of students taking the course, among
others.
In view of the final year students who are having
online lectures, Senate decided as follows:
a. 400 level students would resume
physically on campus after 200 and 300
level students had taken their
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 examinations sometimes in March. They
would stay for about 3 weeks to do
revision before taking their examination.
b. After the examination, they would stay on
till August to enable them do their
practicals, and have physical contact with
their supervisors.
c. All 100 level, Direct Entry and Transfer
students would take their examination
sometimes in May, 2021. There would be
no Batch A or B. Thereafter, they would
continue their 2nd Semester up to August,
2021.
d. IJMB external examination comes up in
May/June, 2021 while JUPEB external
examination would be between 16 th – 27th
August, 2021.
e. Heads of Department are to compile list
of 400 level students with carryover
courses and submit same to the Ag. Dean
of Student Affairs to arrange
accommodation for them.

8. MATRICULATION FOR 100 Senate approved Saturday, 6th March 2021 for Registrar to take note.
LEVEL STUDENTS 2020/2021 Matriculation exercise.

9. REQUEST FOR EXTRA Senate considered and approved extra credit units Heads of the Department of
CREDIT UNIT for the following students to enable them the affected students to
graduate. note.
1. Onyilokwu Lauretta Enekole
VUG/CHM/17/2243 - 2 credit units
2. Elechi Grace Obianujunwa
VUG/MAC/15/1099 – 2 credit units
3. Davidson Enyiocha VUG/POL/16/1726

On Mbaegbu Chelsea Chioma

VUG/MCB/18/2932, Senate decided that the
student should take up to 30 credit units and take
the rest during Summer programme.
10. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR Senate noted that Council was unable to approve Professor Mike Kwanashie,
THE UNIVERSITY the Strategic Plan for the University 2020-2024 Professor Michael Adikwu,
on the grounds that there were some new Professor Gabriel Egbe and
proposed programmes and online activities that Dr. Anthony Ihuoma to
were not captured in the Strategic Plan and felt note.
strongly that a revision be done that would run
from 2022-2026. Hence, the following members
were nominated to join Professor Gabriel B. Egbe
in the revision. The membership include:
1. Professor Mike Kwanashie
2. Professor Mike Adikwu
3. Dr. Anthony Ihuoma
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Dr. (Mrs.) Stella ChizobaOkonkwo, FCAI, FIIA, JP.
Registrar and Secretary to Senate

DISTRIBUTION

PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

1. VICE-CHANCELLOR .......... REV. FR. PROF. HYACINTH E.

.. ICHOKU
2. REGISTRAR .......... DR. MRS. STELLA C.
.. OKONKWO
3. BURSAR .......... MRS. MARGARET AKOJE
..
4. UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN .......... MR. BENJAMIN ALAFIATAYO
(REPRESENTATIVE) ..

FACULTY DEANS
5. SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES .......... PROF. GABRIEL B. EGBE
..
6. FACULTY OF NATURAL AND APPLIED .......... PROF. SIMON KOMA OKWUTE
SCIENCES ..
7. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES .......... PROF. SAM ERII ISA AMDII
..
8. FACULTY OF EDUCATION .......... DR. MRS. STELLA N.
.. EMECHEBE
9. FACULTY OF HUMANITIES .......... REV. FR. DR. MICHAEL UFOK
.. UDOEKPO
10 FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES .......... REV. FR. DR. DOMINIC
. .. SHIMAWUA
11 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING .......... PROFESSOR ANTHONY N.
. .. NZEAKO

STUDENT AFFAIRS

12 DEAN, STUDENT AFFAIRS .......... REV. FR. DR. EMMANUEL

. .. OKWARA

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OTHER PROFESSORS

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13 PROFESSOR GODWIN CHUKWUDUM ........... ECONOMICS
. NWAOBI .
14 PROFESSOR OKON EMINUE ........... POLITICAL SCIENCE AND
. . DIPLOMACY
15 PROFESSOR OGBONNAYA OFOR ........... PURE AND APPLIED
. . CHEMISTRY
16 PROFESSOR MICHAEL ADIKWU ........... MICROBIOLOGY
. PROFESSOR CHIMALUM NWANKWO . ENGLISH AND LITERARY
17 …… STUDIES
. ….

DIRECTORS/COORDINATORS

17 ACTING DIRECTOR, OF RESEARCH AND ........... REV.FR. DR. BASIL A. EKOT

. INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES .
18 ACTING DIRECTOR, GENERAL STUDIES ........... REV. FR. DR. CYRIL OBANURE
. .
19 ACTING DIRECTOR, ACADEMIC ........... DR. BEDE ANYAEGBUNAM
. PLANNING .
20 COORDINATOR, SIWES ........... DR. MARIA-ASSUMPTA O.
. . EDUOK-AKPAN
21 ACTING DIRECTOR, GENDER UNIT ........... DR. MRS. ANGELA N. DICK
. .
22 ACTING DIRECTOR, CENTRE FOR PEACE ........... REV. FR. DR. INNOCENT JOOJI
. AND DEVELOPMENT .

HEADS OF DEPARTMENT

EDUCATION:
23 ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, ........... DR. MRS. CHRISTIANA K.
. EDUCATION . BITRUS
24 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS ........... REV. FR. DR. PETER BAKWAPH
. .
25 SCIENCE EDUCATION ........... DR. MRS. JULIET HASSANA
. . MUONEME

HUMANITIES:
26 ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES ........... PROFESSOR ANTHONY A.
. . OLAOYE
27 HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL ........... DR. JOHN O. ADOLE
. RELATIONS .
28 PHILOSOPHY ........... VERY REV. MSGR. DR.
. . MICHAEL S. SASA
29 RELIGIOUS STUDIES ........... REV. FR. DR. ANTHONY AMADI
. .
30 THEOLOGY ........... REV. FR. DR. BARNABAS
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. . SHABAYANG

MANAGEMENT SCIENCES:
31 ACCOUNTING ........... DR. SUCCESS J. MUSA
. .
32 BANKING AND FINANCE ........... REV. FR. DR. DOMINIC
. . SHIMAWUA
33 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ........... DR. CHRISTIAN ORIAKU
. .
34 ENTREPRENEURAL STUDIES ........... DR. BOLAJI AKEEM JIMOH
. .
35 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ........... DR. MOSES E. AKAKPA
. .
36 MARKETING ........... MR. MICHAEL OYENUGA
. .

NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES:

37 BIOCHEMISTRY ........... DR. MRS. INI EKPE
. .
38 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ........... DR. OKOI EFFIOM
. ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY .
39 COMPUTER SCIENCE & INFORMATION ........... DR. JOE ESSIEN
. TECHNOLOGY .
40 MICROBIOLOGY ........... DR. MRS. NGOZIKA F. OKEY-
. . NDECHE
41 PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY ........... DR. MRS. MATTHEW-AMUNE
. .
42 PURE AND APPLIED PHYSICS ........... DR. MARTIN OGHARANDUKUN
. .

SOCIAL SCIENCES:
43 ECONOMICS ........... DR. ANTHONY A. IHUOMA
. .
44 POLITICAL SCIENCE AND DIPLOMACY ........... REV. FR. DR. INNOCENT JOOJI
. .
45 MASS COMMUNICATION ........... PROF. JOHN SAMBE
. .

IN-ATTENDANCE

46 CHAIRMAN SENATE CEREMOMIALS ........... REV. FR. DR. BASIL A. EKOT

. .
47 CHAIRMAN, ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE REV. FR. DR. PETER BAKWAPH
.
48 DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT REV. FR. MARTIN ONUKWUBA
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49 HEAD, COUNSELING UNIT ........... REV. SR. DR. MARCELLA
. . AMAEFULE
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50 UNIVERSITY CHAPLAIN ........... REV. FR. ALOY ACHONWA
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51 DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ACADEMIC ........... DR. FIDELIS EGBE
. PLANNING .
52 ACTING COORDINATOR, E-LEARNING ........... MR. ISAAC IMO-TER NYAM
. .
53 HEAD, ICT UNIT …… MR. OBUMNEME OFOR
. DR. BONNI BAZZA … AG. DIRECTOR CONSULTANCY
54 ........... UNIT
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55 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS ........... BARR. MRS. NKECHI
. . UWAKWE-ABUGU