{"id":1761,"date":"2025-11-17T08:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.138:10059\/blue\/?page_id=1761"},"modified":"2026-08-31T10:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T10:08:13","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mcu.edu.ng\/main\/about-us-2__trashed\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1761\" class=\"elementor elementor-1761\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cec9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28cec9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df0861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rstb-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"9df0861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rstb-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"rstb-breadcrumb\">\r\n\t\t\t<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to McPherson University.\" href=\"https:\/\/mcu.edu.ng\/main\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">McPherson University<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span class=\"item-separator\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Latest News.\" href=\"https:\/\/mcu.edu.ng\/main\/latest-news\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Latest News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span>        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe2347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rstb-page-title\" data-id=\"8fe2347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rstb-page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"rstb-page-title\"><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feea75d elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-divider\" data-id=\"feea75d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"rs-divider dot-enable\">\r\n            <span> <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54cc37 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a54cc37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more about our University<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d2fd8 elementor-absolute gsap-move-yes down-90 start-10 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-image\" data-id=\"94d2fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"rs-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"rs-image\" >\r\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf7a19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cdf7a19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf4b11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cf4b11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4db83d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4db83d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5988b6 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" 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class=\"menu-prefix-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 14\"><path d=\"M11.5908 13.8593H10.5176C10.3122 10.089 12.6466 8.11151 13.8261 7.53333H0V6.37722H13.8261C10.9952 4.82655 10.2975 1.82452 10.5191 0H11.5819C11.1221 4.49988 15.8553 6.37148 17.8797 6.37722V7.52259C12.0065 8.19889 11.3576 12.4215 11.5908 13.8593Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"menu-item-text\">The Visitor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-25226\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-25226\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"menu-item-link\"><span class=\"menu-prefix-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 14\"><path d=\"M11.5908 13.8593H10.5176C10.3122 10.089 12.6466 8.11151 13.8261 7.53333H0V6.37722H13.8261C10.9952 4.82655 10.2975 1.82452 10.5191 0H11.5819C11.1221 4.49988 15.8553 6.37148 17.8797 6.37722V7.52259C12.0065 8.19889 11.3576 12.4215 11.5908 13.8593Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"menu-item-text\">The Chancellor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-25228\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-25228\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcu.edu.ng\/main\/board-of-trustees\/\" class=\"menu-item-link\"><span class=\"menu-prefix-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 14\"><path d=\"M11.5908 13.8593H10.5176C10.3122 10.089 12.6466 8.11151 13.8261 7.53333H0V6.37722H13.8261C10.9952 4.82655 10.2975 1.82452 10.5191 0H11.5819C11.1221 4.49988 15.8553 6.37148 17.8797 6.37722V7.52259C12.0065 8.19889 11.3576 12.4215 11.5908 13.8593Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"menu-item-text\">Board of Trustees<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-25227\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-25227\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcu.edu.ng\/main\/governing-council\/\" class=\"menu-item-link\"><span class=\"menu-prefix-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 14\"><path d=\"M11.5908 13.8593H10.5176C10.3122 10.089 12.6466 8.11151 13.8261 7.53333H0V6.37722H13.8261C10.9952 4.82655 10.2975 1.82452 10.5191 0H11.5819C11.1221 4.49988 15.8553 6.37148 17.8797 6.37722V7.52259C12.0065 8.19889 11.3576 12.4215 11.5908 13.8593Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"menu-item-text\">Governing Council<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-25229\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-25229\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcu.edu.ng\/main\/university-management\/\" class=\"menu-item-link\"><span class=\"menu-prefix-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 14\"><path d=\"M11.5908 13.8593H10.5176C10.3122 10.089 12.6466 8.11151 13.8261 7.53333H0V6.37722H13.8261C10.9952 4.82655 10.2975 1.82452 10.5191 0H11.5819C11.1221 4.49988 15.8553 6.37148 17.8797 6.37722V7.52259C12.0065 8.19889 11.3576 12.4215 11.5908 13.8593Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"menu-item-text\">University Management<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230a26f elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-image\" data-id=\"230a26f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"rs-image\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rs-multi-image  reverse- blend_unset\" src=\"https:\/\/mcu.edu.ng\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/McU3of8-scaled.jpg\"\r\n                             alt=\"McU(3of8)\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62634dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62634dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe046c elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"afe046c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading default   animate-  \">\r\n            <div class=\"title-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title  \">Our History<\/h2>            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa12c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"fa12c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2620\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2620\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Licensing and Location <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2620\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964c5c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"964c5c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2620\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1243d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1243d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-rs-link-anything=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;#&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b855e7 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9b855e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria, the main sponsor of the McPHERSON UNIVERSITY, has since its establishment in Nigeria in 1955, taken giant strides in formal education. This is deliberate as the leadership over the years has remained resolute in its quest to developing and equipping men and women for leadership and service to God and mankind.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5cf65 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ba5cf65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;font-size: inherit;text-align: start;display: inline !important\">Having successfully run and impacted good education at the nursery, primary and secondary levels in many towns and cities of Nigeria, the Church embraced a bigger version of expanding <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;font-size: inherit;text-align: start;display: inline !important\">its scope by complementing government efforts in producing highly skilled human <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;font-size: inherit;text-align: start;display: inline !important\">resources, through the establishment of a university that is geared towards <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;font-size: inherit;text-align: start;display: inline !important\">building people who are imbibed with sound and balanced academic and moral <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto;font-size: inherit;text-align: start;display: inline !important\">education, uprightness and godly virtues. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit;text-align: start;display: inline !important\"><\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2621\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2621\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Origin of the name <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2621\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e72152 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e72152\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2621\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0ae58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a0ae58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b404f75 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b404f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">McPHERSON UNIVERSITY (named after the founder, Aimee Semple McPherson) of the International Foursquare Gospel Church in USA, was licensed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on 28th February, 2012, as the 49th private University and 121st University in Nigeria.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c0355 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"03c0355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The University, located on Km 75 Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Seriki Sotayo in Obafemi Owode Local Government area, Ogun State, officially opened her doors to the first set of students in October 2012; and has at the end of the 2024\/2025 academic session graduated ten sets of students.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2622\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2622\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Take Off and Facilities <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2622\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c9f0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69c9f0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2622\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09be6c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09be6c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443cde1 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"443cde1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Apart from quality teaching and research by its dedicated and well-trained staff, the University has been at the vanguard of community development. It has built an ultra-modern town hall for the host community of Seriki Sotayo and has been providing quality medical services to over 8,000 people in the villages around the University. McPherson University has also facilitated the deployment of a power sub-station which now provides 24\/7 electricity supply to its environs. The Institution also offers scholarships to indigent students with requisite o'level and JAMB results, around the host communities.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e42e53 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8e42e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Currently as a licensed Institution, McU runs degree programmes that lead to the award of Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts from five Colleges namely: College of Natural and Applied Sciences; College of Computing, College of Humanities, Social and Management Sciences; College of Law, and College of Allied Health Sciences. The institution also offers the following undergraduate courses; Nursing Science, Computer Science, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Mathematics, Medical Physics, Mass Communication, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, International Relations, Marketing, English Language, History and International Studies, Religion and Peace Studies, Medical Lab. Science, Public Health, Software Engineering, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Law and Health Information Management. It also runs Postgraduate courses in Computer Science, Accounting, Business Administration, etc.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2623\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2623\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Vision and Mission <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2623\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ced98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5ced98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2623\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c45b62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c45b62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402b222 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"402b222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The vision: \"... building a people of Excellence and Integrity for Service\".<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12add5 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d12add5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The mission: \"To provide qualitative and sound education with Godly virtues that will prepare men and women \t\tfor leadership and positive impact on Society\".<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2624\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2624\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> CURRENT TOP OFFICERS <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2624\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb939ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb939ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2624\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-948ca57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"948ca57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f8010 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"50f8010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Visitor: Rev. (Dr) Sam Aboyeji  Chairman \nBoard of Trustees :  Engr. Kunle Allen  \nChancellor: Dr. Mutiu Sunmonu (CON)  \nPro-Chancellor: Rev. (Dr) Babatunde Idowu<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818021c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"818021c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Vice-Chancellor: Prof. Francis Igbasan \nDeputy Vice Chancellor: Prof. Kenneth 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