The Vice Chancellor of Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi State, Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba has disclosed that the University will kick-off its Faculty of Medicine by October 2017. He made this known during the University's Management Meeting held on Monday, 9th January, 2017. .... Continue reading after this commercial break Advertisements .... According to the Vice Chancellor, the programme would commence by the 2017/2018 academic session, and stressed the need for the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences to be properly re-organized to be in tandem with NUC benchmark and as a precursor for the take-off of the Medical programmes. A committee has already been constituted to champion the swift implementation of all decisions that would lead to the establishment of the new Faculty. The Committee is headed by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sunday Elom and included the Former Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, Director of Academic Planning, Prof. Kevin ...