Niger Delta University (NDU) is in Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State in the southern part of Nigeria. It was established in 2000. It is a Bayelsa state government-funded university. In 2002, It was established by Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha, then governor of Bayelsa state. It has two main campuses, one in the state capital, Yenagoa, which contains the law faculty, and the other in Amassoma. It also has its teaching hospital known as Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) in Okolobiri.
The university offers education at Bachelor, Masters and PhD levels. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. It is accredited and recognized by the National Universities Commission (NUC)
Faculties
The university has thirteen (13) faculties. The faculties and their respective departments are:
Faculty of Agricultural Technology
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Department of Crop Production
Department of Fisheries
Department of Livestock Production
Faculty of Arts
Department of English and Literary Studies
Department of History/Diplomacy
Department of Philosophy
Department of Religious Studies
Department of Theatre Arts
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
Department of Architecture
Department of Fine and Applied Arts
Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Medical laboratory science
Department of Anatomy
Department of Physiology
Department of Pathology
Department of Pharmacology
Faculty of Clinical sciences
Department of Community Medicine and Public Health
Department of Family Medicine
Department of Radiology
Department of Dentistry
Department of Surgery
Department of Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Department of Paediatrics
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Department of Chemical/Petroleum/Petrochemical Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Department of Marine Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction with options in Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English Language, Fine and Applied Arts, French, Geography, Health Education, History, Mathematics, Physics, Physical Education, Political Science and Religious Studies. ? with options in Adult Community Education, Education Administration, Guidance and Counseling and Primary Education Department of Vocational/Industrial Education with options in Agricultural Education, Business Education, Secretarial Education and Technical Education
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Management Sciences
Department of Accountancy
Department of Banking, Finance and Insurance
Department of Business Administration
Department of Marketing
Department of Office Management Technology
Faculty of Nursing
Faculty of Pharmacy
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry
Department of Pharmacognosy & Herbal Medicine
Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Technology
Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Faculty of Sciences
Department of Biological Science
Department of Computer Science
Department of Geology
Department of Mathematics
Department of Microbiology
Department of Physics
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Faculty of Social Sciences
Department of Economics
Department of Geography and Environmental Management
Department of Political Science
Department of Sociology
Department of Mass Communication
Former Vice Chancellors
Professor John Cecil Buseri { Pioneer VC}
Professor Chris Ikporukpo
Professor Humphrey Ogoni
Professor Samuel Gowon Edoumiekumor { current}
History
The establishment of the university through a law in 2000 was a significant turning-point in the educational and socio-economic history of Bayelsa State in particular and Nigeria in general.