The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted an operational license to the Lighthouse University situated at Evbuobanosa Community, along the Benin – Agbor Expressway in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State.
Lighthouse University, a privately owned institution, has been in operation as Lighthouse Polytechnics and was recently approved as a full-fledged university by the NUC, after meeting all the requirements necessary for the approval, thus making it the first university to be established in the Orhionmwon/Uhunwode axis of the Edo state.
The Federal Government in issuing the operational certificate with the serial number 149, dated 22/2/2024, says: “Upon fulfilment of all requirements laid down in education (National Minimum Standards and Establishment of Institutions) Act, Cap. E3 Laws of Federal of Nigeria 2004, the Federal Government has approved the establishment of Lighthouse University, Evbuobanosa, Edo State and it is hereby registered and permitted to operate as a private university in Nigeria”.
Three faculties, eight departments and 15 programmes were approved for Lighthouse University. They include: Mass Communication; Political Science; Management Sciences; Sociology; Biological Sciences; Computer Sciences; Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Computer Engineering
Lighthouse University was founded by the Gospel Light International Ministries (GLIM) while Rev. Dr. Felix Omobude who is the immediate past national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), is the President and Founder of GLIM.
The highly elated Rev. Dr. Felix Omobude while reacting to the approval, proudly said, “I give all the glory to the Almighty God for this rare privilege to be used by Him for this very noble task. I also express my profound gratitude to all those who have stood by me these many years to ensure the actualization of this vision.
“The Lighthouse University will be providing quality education to prospective individuals and will ensure the production of globally competitive graduates grounded in entrepreneurship and innovation.
“I expect that the Lighthouse University will be home where great scholars are born and world changers are created and empowered. I also expect that life-changing Innovations will begin to emerge from LightHouse University in the foreseeable future.
“I, therefore, invite all well-meaning individuals, groups, institutions and the three tiers of government to partner with Lighthouse University which I believe will bring about a positive and permanent transformation to the world”.
The vision of Lighthouse University, Evbuobanosa is “to be a hands-on institution providing technological and management solutions as well as a lighthouse of moral and spiritual development”.
Whereas the philosophy of Lighthouse University is centred on the growth and development of entrepreneurial spirit in the students to become self-reliant so that they can contribute to the development of society, its mission statement is to train men and women to be self-reliant and develop in them the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation.
