Federal University, Otuoke

Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa
FUO
MottoKnowledge, Excellence, Service
TypePublic
Established2011 (2011)
AffiliationNUC
ChairmanSidi Bage Muhammad
ChancellorTunde Samuel
Vice-ChancellorProf. Charles Teddy Adias
Academic staff
650
Administrative staff
300
Students11,040 (2021)
Location, ,
Nigeria
CampusUrban
Websitewww.fuotuoke.edu.ng

The Federal University Otuoke is a Federal Government-owned University sited in Otuoke, a town in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State, Southern Nigeria. The university is one of the nine new Federal Universities established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in February 2011 under the administration of president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan. Federal University Otuoke is sited in the heart of the oil-rich Niger-Delta Region of Bayelsa State. The university was established in 2011 and started with 282 pioneer students. The university has six (6) faculties and offers degree courses at undergraduate levels. and Post Graduate Levels - offering Post Graduate Diploma, Masters, and Doctorate Degrees.

The undergraduate courses are in the Faculties of Science, Management Science,Social Science and Humanities, Education, Engineering and Technology. The university is a Partner of Sustainable Public Procurement. In November 2020, Prof. Teddy Charles Adias was appointed Vice Chancellor of the university