The National Universities Commission, NUC, has approved the establishment of King David Umahi University of Medical Sciences in Ebonyi State. Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, NUC, Prof Abubakar Rasheed, who presented the approval letter to the Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi, said the gesture brings to the number of universities in the country to 197. Rasheed commended the governor for taking steps towards establishing the institution, adding that the specialized university which may target a population of not more than five thousand students can compete favourably with any university globally. On his part, the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, said the rationale behind the establishment of a medical university is to have a medical centre of excellence that can be the best and compatible with any other university or medical centre outside Nigeria. Recall, that President Muhammadu Buhari only recently approved the sum of N3.5 billion naira for the construction of a cancer unit in the university. Courses to be offered in the university includes Medicine and Surgery, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Health Policy and Health Systems, Hospital Administration, Dentistry, among others.
