By Ofuje Omeiza Robinson
The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has visited Glorious Vision University, Ogwa, Edo State, for resource verification to kickstart Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (B.MLS).
The team arrived at the university on Tuesday, the 25th of March 2025, to inspect both human and material resources on ground to run the programme.
The 4-man team, led by the Deputy Registrar who doubles as the Director of Education, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, Dr. Godwin Aikpitanyi, paid a courtesy call on the management of Glorious Vision University, ably led by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ezekiel S. Asemah.
The Vice Chancellor welcomed the team to the university and thanked God for the safe trip granted to the members of the team from their destinations to the university. The Vice Chancellor also thanked the team for coming to add value to Glorious Vision University. He said that the university was still growing and one of the ways to grow a university was to run more programmes. He further said that programmes make a university and that it was on that basis that the university has decided to introduce more programmes and Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science is one of them.
The Vice Chancellor welcomed the team to the university and thanked God for the safe trip granted to the members of the team from their destinations to the university. The Vice Chancellor also thanked the team for coming to add value to Glorious Vision University. He said that the university was still growing and one of the ways to grow a university was to run more programmes. He further said that programmes make a university and that it was on that basis that the university has decided to introduce more programmes and Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science is one of them.
According to Professor Ezekiel S. Asemah, ”I am committed to ensuring that everything needed for the smooth running of the programme is provided by the special grace of God.”
Professor Asemah also noted that Glorious Vision University was committed to achieving academic excellence as evident in the recent world ranking by AD Scientific, where GVU was ranked 9th among the 120 private universities in Nigeria.
In response to the Vice Chancellor’s remarks, Dr. Godwin Aikpitanyi, the team leader, who spoke on behalf of the team, thanked the VC for the warm reception they received upon arrival on Monday, 24th of March 2025. He commended the VC for initiating the call for the establishment of the Medical Laboratory Science programme in the university, adding that the bold step will add value to the institution.
He also noted that the whole essence of the exercise was to assess the human and material resources available for the smooth running of the programme that the university applied to the Council for. He, thereafter, promised that the exercise would be carried out objectively and diligently.
The team inspected the university library, classrooms, offices, the university environment, laboratories, list of staff, (both teaching and non teaching), proposed teaching hospital (Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital), among others.
On Wednesday, 26th March, 2025, the team returned to the Vice Chancellor ‘s office to present their exit report. The team commended the university’s readiness to commence Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science, but, however, advised that more equipment should be added to the ones already bought as the students progress to higher levels.
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