History of Federal University Otuoke(FUO)

The Federal University Otuoke (FUO) is one of the Federal Universities established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in February 2011 in cognisance of the need to bridge the great divide between the educationally advantaged and disadvantaged sections of the country, especially areas where universities were lacking.  Cited in the serene and secure Otuoke Community, at the heart of the oil-rich Niger-Delta region of Bayelsa State, the University which is 21 kilometres south of the state capital Yenagoa, occupies an expanse of 200 hectares (494 acres).

FUO’s academic programmes started in earnest in 2012 with two Faculties: Science, and Humanities and Social Sciences. The maiden matriculation was held in 2012 in the following eleven (11) programmes: English and Communication Studies, History and International Relations, Accounting and Finance, Economics and Development Studies, Sociology and Strategic Studies (all in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences); Biochemistry, Microbiology, Chemistry, Mathematics with Statistics, Computer Science and Informatics, Physics with Electronics/Power (in the Faculty of Science).

Eight years down the line, Federal University Otuoke held its maiden Convocation with a combination of three sets of graduands (2012, 2013, and 2014) on Saturday, September 21, 2019.

Source: fuotuoke.edu.ng