Trinity University expands accommodation, programmes

Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos, has added 850 bed spaces and secured NUC approval for three additional programmes, bringing its accredited programmes to 22.

Pastor Samuel Olatunji, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, disclosed this on Thursday at the dedication of the university’s newly acquired six-storey annex.

Olatunji said the developments reflected the university’s 30-year journey of faith, perseverance and commitment to sustaining its mission across generations.

“Thirty years, swimming in faith, walking, believing, praying and doing the little we can, knowing God owns the work,” he said.

He added that the institution remained committed to building on its achievements while trusting successive generations to sustain its mission.

Delivering the dedication sermon, Rev. Sam Aboyeji, General Overseer, Foursquare Gospel Church Nigeria, described the development as evidence of God’s presence.

Aboyeji said dedicating the building invoked God’s presence, favour and grace upon the university and its activities.

He said the university’s motto, ‘Building on the Rock’, affirmed God’s centrality to the institution and the need to return all glory to Him.

Prof. Clement Kolawole, Vice-Chancellor, said the newly approved programmes were Community Health, Public Health and Environmental Health.

Kolawole said the additional programmes increased the university’s fully accredited programmes to 22, strengthening its academic offerings.

He said the new accommodation would address a challenge that previously limited the university’s capacity to admit students requiring residential facilities.

“Before the acquisition of this property, we had the challenge of accommodation because most prospective students want to have accommodation,” he said.

The vice-chancellor said the facility contained student accommodation, laboratories, classrooms, a cafeteria and library for students across some programmes.

He said the university would continue prioritising timely commencement of academic activities, staff and student welfare, and conducive teaching and learning.

Kolawole urged students to comply with university regulations, attend lectures, use the library, complete assignments and prepare adequately for examinations.

He said parents could pay school fees in four instalments of 40 per cent, 20 per cent, 20 per cent and 20 per cent.

According to him, the arrangement was designed to ease families’ financial burden while supporting affordability and uninterrupted education.

Kolawole, however, said parents were expected to meet agreed payment obligations while the university fulfilled its responsibility of educating and supporting students.