The Management of Benson Idahosa University received a nine-man team from  the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), on accreditation visit, to assess the quality of the University’s engineering programme.

Addressing the team, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sam Guobadia, said that the University takes accreditation exercise seriously and harps on objectivity on the part of the accreditation team.

He tasked the team to feel free to mention the areas that needs to be worked on to make the programme more robust. Guobadia assured them of the University’s unflinching cooperation and readiness to adhere to all professional advice offered and to correct, implement and execute whatever recommendations made.

Briefing the Management after the accreditation exercise, the leader of the expressed satisfaction with the things they saw and enjoined the university to keep up the pace of developmental projects

I, on behalf of the Chancellor, President, Governing Council, Management, Senate, Staff, and Students of Benson Idahosa University, join millions in the world to remember a legend, our founder and the first Archbishop of Church of God Mission International (CGMi), Archbishop Benson Andrew Idahosa.

It’s exactly twenty-one years ago since you transited into glory. Your impact in Christendom and humanity is indelible. You were a leader par excellence, a father to many, a fearless (infact, bold personified) preacher, a mentor, a visionary, the list is endless.

We remember you today Papa, (as you were fondly called). We here on earth are left to carry on your legacies. Your memories remain blessed as stated in the scripture. We love you.

Prof. Sam Guobadia. Ph.D, FICA, FIPMD

Vice Chancellor

Benson Idahosa University

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sam Guobadia, has called on journalists to strive for balanced reporting in the discharge of their duties.

He made the call while receiving executive members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State chapter, who paid him a courtesy visit on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.

Welcoming the team, the Vice-Chancellor said he was delighted to have them visit the University. He charged them to work hard to report facts all the time.

He said: “Nigeria is a tough place right now, and you guys must strive very hard to be very independent. You must work very hard to carry out investigative journalism; you must work very hard to report the facts all the time and you must work very hard to defend the public and the society will be willingly to work with you more.”

“I want you all to understand your role in this country that it is extremely important. You play a significant role in making sure that our country develops to be as good as any other clime in the world,” he added.

He commended the journalists in the state for partnering with the institution in its developmental strides. Prof. Guobadia urged journalists in the state and the country at large to be fair in all their reports in the interest of country first and in things which would unite rather  than divide. He further assured the union that the University will continue to work with them to strengthen the profession

The Vice Chancellor also advised the NUJ leadership to work assiduously to improve on the standard of the profession in Nigeria. He stated that the future of any country depended a lot on journalists.

The chairman, NUJ, Edo State Council, Roland Osakwe, who described the Vice Chancellor as a media-friendly administrator, said the media in the state would continue to work in harmony with the authorities of Benson Idahosa University authorities.

According to him, there should be a strong synergy between the University and the media for effective, credible and balanced reportage of government’s activities

He commended the Vice Chancellor, stressing that the University has experienced tremendous development for a long time.