By our Reporter
In line with the National Universities Commission’s directives, Benue State University (BSU) Makurdi has demonopolized its Department of Mass Communication into six new programmes while it has also established a new Faculty of Communication and Media Studies towards boosting professionalism.
The move was made public by the university authorities over the weekend. The new faculty now has Professor (Rev. Fr) Vitalis Torwel as dean while the programmes include Broadcasting with Prof Michael Kombol is now the head of department, Development Communication with Prof Andrew Ijwo as HOD and Public Relations and Dr. Tyotom Keghku as acting HOD.
Other leadership pisition in the segmentation of the programme include Advertising with Dr. Maria Onyilo as acting HOD, Strategic Communication, Dr Caleb Chile as acting HOD and Journalism/ Media Studies with Dr Kevin Alom as the acting HOD.
The Mass Communication programme had been run as a department since the state university was established in 1992.
The National Universities Commission (NUC), which is the regulatory authority had directed the unbundling of Mass Communication departments across universities in the country since 2021.
Some of the universities that have upgraded their Mass Communication departments to faculties include Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo; Imo State University (IMSU), Lagos State University (LASU), University of Uyo, Bayero University Kano (BUK) and Nasarawa State University, Keffi have upgraded their Mass Communication departments to faculties.
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