University of Uyo

About University of Uyo

According to Wikipedia, The University of Uyo is located in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The university was formerly known as the University of Cross River State, Uyo. On 1 October 1991 the Federal government of Nigeria established it as a Federal University and the name was changed to the University of Uyo. The university inherited students, staff, academic programmes and the entire facilities of the erstwhile University of Cross River State established by Cross River State in 1983. It must be placed on record that what is today University of Uyo passed through several metamorphoses. It grew from a Teacher's College to Advanced Teacher's College , College of Education , which became an affiliate of University of Port Harcourt to run degree programmes to a State University, University of Cross River , and then to its present status in 1991.