DELTA STATE– Margaret Lawrence University (MLU) has actually officially confessed 262 fresh trainees into its 2025/2026 scholastic session, marking its third enlisting ceremony given that beginning.
The occasion, held all at once at the institution’s schools in Delta State and Abuja on Monday, March 16, 2026, likewise worked as a platform for the unveiling of significant infrastructural advancements.
The Vice-Chancellor, Teacher Ernest Izevbigie, explained the university as an “Oasis of academic quality,” exposing that MLU has actually been acknowledged by the National Universities Commission (NUC) as the fastest-growing university in Nigeria.
Following a tradition of inaugurating tasks throughout matriculation, the university saw the unveiling of the Water fountain of Delight International Conference Centre by Bishop David Abioye.
The state-of-the-art facility hosted the early morning’s event and stands as a testament to the university’s rapid infrastructural expansion.
Professor Izevbigie highlighted that MLU is amongst the unusual private universities in Nigeria to own its own mentor hospital de novo. The Paul Odili College of Medication is currently being placed as a premier center for medical training in West Africa.
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An essential technological emphasize is the university’s acquisition of the Anatomage Table– Series 12. Confirmed as the very first of its kind in West Africa, this 3D touch-screen tool enables trainees to check out life-sized virtual human and animal cadavers, supplying deep insights into biological functions without the immediate requirement for physical specimens.
The Pro-Chancellor and Founder, Mr Paul Odili, traced the university’s origins back to a vision he got on January 27, 2011. He assured parents that MLU is dedicated to “remodelling” children to satisfy their complete potential.
“We are ready to bring to the world a different set of tomorrow’s champions,” Odili specified, emphasising that the institution is developed to produce a generation of international achievers geared up for the obstacles these days and tomorrow.
The special visitor of honour, former NUC Executive Secretary Abubakar Rasheed, congratulated the trainees on their “academic birth.”
He advised the matriculants that taking the oath symbolizes an official entry into the intelligentsia, requiring a balance of 2 core pillars: Academic Seriousness and Ethical Duty.
Rasheed alerted versus unfavorable social impacts, advising the trainees to keep the high moral standards required to reach their scholastic end- the convocation event.