Pharmacy In University Of Maiduguri (Unimaid) Overview

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The University of Maiduguri is a federal government research university hosted by Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state in northeast Nigeria. It was founded in 1975. The founding fathers intend to make it the country's principal higher education institution. It has a college of medicine and faculties of agriculture, arts, dentistry, education, engineering, law, management science, pharmacy, science, social sciences and veterinary medicine.
At inception, the university had no physical structure. In April 1976 it inherited the premises owned by the former Northeast college of arts and sciences (N.E.C.A.S). The academic programme started immediately in that same year. The school is affiliated with:
1. Kumar Ibn Ibrahim el-Kanem college of education
2. Science and technology Bama
3. College of education, Azare, Bauchi state
4. College of education Gashua, Yobe state
5. Federal college of education (technical), Gombe.
The teaching hospital is located at Bama Road, Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria
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If we should discuss the current history of the university of Maiduguri also known as Unimaid, we cannot fail to mention the unrest it has witnessed over the years from terrorist attacks. However, it has not hindered the operation of the university as the Vice-chancellor (V.C) has put modalities in place to check and reduce such attacks. The last attack was in June 2017.

UNIMAID Vision Statement

The University of Maiduguri, apart from achieving competence in the basic Arts and Sciences, aims at excellence in Agriculture, Pastoralism, Engineering, Human and Veterinary Medicine as well as Information Technology and in Arid Zone, Trans-Saharan and Inter-African Peace and Strategic Studies. The University also aims to provide private and public morality, discipline, accountability and probity as well as the development of cooperation through participation, research and dissemination of information.

UNIMAID Mission Statement

The University of Maiduguri shall be an institution dedicated to scholarship and learning in the Arts, Sciences, Humanities and Technology, and the development of the moral and civic character of all persons that pass through her portals. The University shall facilitate and advance scholarship and learning, especially in view of her location in the Sahelian environment of North-Eastern Nigeria, and be at crossroads of African and Middle-Eastern cultures.

Unimaid Pharmacy Programme

Unimaid gave birth to this faculty in 2002. It has since graduated more than 300 pharmacists. There is a however little history of Unimaid pharmacy online

Aim

The overall aim of the pharmacy programme is to produce competent pharmacy professional to:
Keep watch over the use of drugs so as to prevent their misuse and minimise harmful effects,
provide professional information on drugs at various levels of healthcare delivery and
create, organize and perpetuate pharmaceutical knowledge in the country

Objectives

(concepts, principles, association, problem-solving)
To offer students the opportunity to study pharmaceutical sciences in-depth and at the same time become aware of the implications of the pharmacy profession and its relationship with other disciplines;
To instil in students a sense of appreciation of the pharmacy profession and involve them in an intellectually stimulating and satisfying experience of learning and study;
To provide students with a broad and balanced foundation in all areas of pharmaceutical knowledge;
To provide students with the pharmaceutical knowledge and professional skills to identify and solve drug (both human and veterinary) and drug-related problems;
To instil in students the sense of self-discipline and the dynamic value of the profession, which makes life-long learning a necessity.

Mode Of Admission

The mode of entry to Unimaid is not as complex and competitive as other universities in Nigeria. This can be attributed to the crisis rocking the school. This could be the reason why the pool of applicants yearly has not reduce. About 1841 who choose Unimaid as a first choice institution took pharmacy. 46 and 8 who took pharmacy in Unimaid choose the School as the second choice of study in the jamb.
There is three mode of admission which are:
1. Joint Admission And Matriculation Board (J.A.M.B) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (U.T.M.E)
2. Pre-degree/Remedial programme
3. Direct Entry

JAMB UTME

The requirement by Jamb to allow candidates sit for their examination remain five credits from O'Level including English language, physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics in not more than two sitting. Other requirements are that the candidate must score above 180 in  UTME before thinking of buying Unimaid post UTME form.
The post UTME form is sold online and candidates can make payment from anywhere in Nigeria. The form goes for N2500. Post UTME exercise in Unimaid has been replacing clearance due to the new law by Jamb. Admission was based on O'Level and Jamb UTME grades and result respectively.

Remedial/pre-degree

Candidates who wish to go through this route must, first of all, fulfil Jamb requirements. They need five O'LEVEL credits in English language, physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics in not more than two sitting. Applicants must also write and pass 180 in the UTME. Note that this programme is restricted to only candidates from;
1. Borno state
2. Adamawa state
3. Bauchi state
4. Gombe state
5. Taraba state
6. Gombe state
Interested candidates can only process this format unimaid micro-finance bank upon payment of N3000. The teller is converted to school receipt and taken to the Directorate of Remedial Studies for the application form. The application form is filled manually and submitted to the Directorate of Remedial Studies with passport photographs and duplicates of other necessary credentials. There seems to be no entrance examination.
The programme is divided into two semesters and each semester ends with an examination. The nature of the examination I do not know but I guess is going to be multiple choice and even based on JAMB computer-based test (C.B.T). Students receive lectures for some time before the examination.
Unfortunately, I have not been able to lay my hands on their school fees but will update that the sooner I get it.

Direct Entry

There are two kinds of students here. Some who already have a first degree and those with the A-Level result. For those with first degree, they must have already gotten their five credits in O'Level in English language, physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, their first-degree transcript and must graduate with at least second class (honour) lower from a related course.
For A Level result applicants, they also need to fulfil the requirements of five O'Level credit in English language, mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology in not more than two sitting. The cutoff mark varies year in year out depending on the grades of those that applied.
All direct Entry applicants must buy JAMB Direct Entry (D.E) and Unimaid DE form. Unimaid DE form is sold online for N2500 and there seems to be no entrance examination for now.
There is no sign that unimaid have any A-Level programme and they do not accept Joint University preliminary Examination Board certificate.

Undergraduate Pharmacy In University Of Maiduguri

As a new student, the first thing is to pay for admission letter. This could be referred to acceptance fee as Unimaid always boast they do not collect acceptance fee from students. The admission is paid at the unpaid micro-finance bank for N3000. Convert the teller to receipt, take it to your faculty for the admission letter and screening form. The letter is made into various copies. All relevant documents are arranged in a definite order and separated into four different files with each file containing same documents.
Successfully screened students will be given student identification number which can be likened to a Matriculation number. After that, the student pays school fees and register courses.
The school fees for year one is about N70000. Subsequent years pay about N35000.

Accommodation

Accommodation is opened to all final year Undergraduate and part I - IV pharmacy students. All interested students who meet the eligibility requirements having paid their school fees and register courses should pay N1000 for login pin. The other process is done online. The hostel fee is N6090.
There are ten school hostels. Five each for male and females.
Female hostels
1. Ali hall
2. Monguno hall
3. Aisha hall
4. Murtala hall
5. BOT and Titanic (aka Murtala annex)
Male hostels
1. Tafawa Balawa hall
2. Imam Ibrahim hall
3. Ado Bayern hall
4. Sarduna hall
5. Titanic-ale (aka Ado Bayern annex)

Off-Campus Accommodation

There are several off Campus in close proximity to the school campus. Single rooms are expensive and you can see ones of N50000 to N80000. Self-contain could go as high as N150000.

Post Graduate Pharmacy

The departments currently running a postgraduate programme are:
1. Pharmacology and toxicology
2. Pharmacognosy
3. Pharmaceutical chemistry
4. Pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical microbiology
5. Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy administration
Applicants are required to have made five credit in O'Level in English language, physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, be a B. Pharm or pharm. D holder. Candidates from other departments must have made at least second class (honour) lower division in a related course.  For doctor of philosophy (PhD) candidates, a cumulative grade point average of 4.00 in a scale of 0 - 5 or 60% (B. Average) is the minimum entry requirement.
Candidates who have met the above entry requirements can proceed to buy their postgraduate form which is sold for N25550. All relevant data are submitted online with the form. The form is sold online.
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Admitted students must pay the sum of N3000 for their admission letter before commencing screening exercise. Once screening is successful, school fees and other payments begin. For postgraduate diploma students, their fees are N104000 for year one. These fees drop to N7500 on subsequent enrolments. This is not the same for their academic masters which goes for N124000 and further drops to N92000 on subsequent registration. N161500 is what new students for PhD pay on arrival at the school but start paying N124000 subsequent years.

Postgraduate Accommodation

Accommodation is available for both female and males postgraduate students. The current hostel fees go for N40000. Postgraduate students who wish to stay off campus can consider their price for off-Campus Accommodation as it looks better for them considering how cheap they are.
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