They visited Zuba District Police Station, General Hospital, Black and White Secondary School, Kubwa, Building Material Market, FRSC Dei-Dei Unit Command, and other organisations in the centre’s proximity.
The team stormed Zuba, Dei-Ddei, and Kubwa communities, preached the gospel of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) to them, and informed them that the university has study centres in every state capital as well as some towns in Nigeria, with seven situated in Abuja alone, for them to take the opportunity and enroll.
Afolabi gave a detailed explanation of the programmes the university offers, saying that NOUN runs many undergraduate programmes, which include Diploma, BSc., Masters, and Ph.D. Levels. He said the university has an equal standard with any other federal university in Nigeria, and the certificate of NOUN is of a high standard that is tenable and acceptable anywhere in the world.
He reiterated the uniqueness of the university, saying they can keep their full time job alongside their studentship while they have the opportunity to space their studies and can study anywhere at any time. The director said most of the courses are taught online, and there are well-prepared, simplified, and easy-to-learn course materials in the university portal.
Afolabi added that one of the benefits of enrolling in NOUN is that, with their Android phones or laptops, they can get registered for the number of courses they can cope with. Regarding the admission process, he told them that they do not need the JAMB examination to be admitted into NOUN, but with their five credits in English and mathematics, they will be admitted into any course of their choice as age is not a barrier.
He advised them to take steps towards enrolling in the study centre now, which is located inside the Directorate of Education for the Nigerian Police Force at Dei-Dei, saying the centre is not for police alone, but for everyone. At the end of the series of advocacy campaigns for the semester, the centre management expressed satisfaction as the people were also given the opportunity to ask questions and equally assured the centre of their readiness to take action immediately.
