The Department of Mathematical Sciences is one of the pioneer established Departments of the Institution approved to take-off in the 2012/2013 Academic Session with the admission of thirty (30) students, eight (8) Academic Staff and one (1) non-academic staff, with Dr. Ibrahim Adeku Musa (Senior Lecturer in Mathematics) on Sabbatical from ABU Zaria as the first Acting Head of Department. Four more administrative staff were posted to the Department later in the year.
In December, 2013, three (3) Academic staff; one Professor of Optimization, one Senior Lecturer of Numerical Analysis, one Assistant Lecturer joined the Department. Another set of 28 students were admitted into the Department for the 2013/2014 Academic Session. The curriculum was updated in 2013/2014 Academic Session. The update strictly follows the dictates of the approved NUC Benchmark for Minimum Academic Standards for undergraduate programmes in Nigerian Universities. Also, 34 students were admitted into the Department for the 2014/2015 Academic Session. Professor J. O. Omolehin took over from Dr. Ibrahim A. as the substantive Head of Department in December 2013.
Breakdown of Students in the Department
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100 Level |
200 Level |
300 Level |
400 Level |
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Male |
27 |
Male |
19 |
Male |
19 |
Male |
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Female |
7 |
Female |
9 |
Female |
4 |
Female |
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Total |
34 |
Total |
28 |
Total |
23 |
Total |
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Mission Statement
The specific mission of Department of Mathematics is summarized below:
- to instil in students sense of enthusiasm for Mathematics, appreciation of its application in all areas and to involve them in intellectually stimulating and satisfying experience of learning and studying;
- to provide students with broad and balanced foundation in Mathematics knowledge and practical skills in Statistics.
- to develop in students the ability to apply their Mathematical knowledge and skills to solve theoretical and practical problems in Mathematics and other areas in relation to National and Societal needs;
- to develop in students, through the education of Mathematics, a range of transferable skill of value in Mathematical related and Non-Mathematical related employment;
- to provide students with knowledge and skills, from which they can proceed to further studies in specialized areas of Mathematics or multi-disciplinary areas involving Mathematics; and
- to generate in students and appreciation of the importance of Mathematics to non-subject specific competence, ICT capability, communication skills, interpersonal skill and organizational skills.
Vision
The vision of the programme is to produce high level Mathematicians equipped with icon of knowledge necessary for the exploration of the environment through research.
Phylosophy
It is universally acknowledged that Mathematics is the bedrock of all scientific and technological breakthrough and advancement, instituting a most potent and avoidable tool for the proper resolution of problems and theories associated with the diverse disciplines in science and technology. Mathematics is a discipline that is hydra-headed and concerns itself with the; Methods of discovering certain universal truths and Nature of the truth being applicable.
The Department aspires to train academically sound future researchers and intellectuals in the area of Mathematics and Statistics.
Admission Requirements
In addition to the general requirements for admission into the University, candidates intending to study B.Sc. Mathematics must fulfil any of the conditions below;
4-years Full-Time Degree Programme
A. Candidate must have at least five (5) credit passes in WAEC/NECO/SSCE/GCE or its equivalent in not more than two (2) sittings. The O’ Level must include English Language, Mathematics and any three (3) of Physics, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Geography or Biology/Agricultural Science.
B. UTME Subjects includes Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, Geography or Biology/Agricultural Science.
3-years Full-Time Degree Programme (Direct Entry)
In addition to (A) above, candidates who possess any of the following qualifications may be considered for admission:
At least two Advanced Level passes in not more than two sittings; the subjects should include Mathematicsand at least one (1) of Physics, Geography, Chemistry or Biology.
Breakdown of Direct Entry Requirements
O’ Level
Five SSCE passes at credit level in not more than two sittings in English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any two of Chemistry, Further Maths, Geography or Biology/Agricultural Science.
IJMB/GCE A’ Level
Two A’ Level passes to include Mathematics and any one of Physics, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Economics or Statistics
ND/HND/NCE
- ND (Upper credit) passes in Statistics or Computer Science from a recognized institution
- NCE: Credit pass in Mathematics and any other relevant subject combination
Course Structure
List of Academic staff in Department of Mathematical Sciences
N.D, B.Sc, PGDE, M.Sc
Assistant Lecturer
olayiwola.babarinsa@fulokoja.edu.ng
Ph.D (Applied Mathematics), M.Tech. (Industrial Mathematics), B.Sc. (Industrial Mathematics)
Academic Lecturer
onyekachukwu.oyem@fulokoja.edu.ng
Contact Address
For further information, contact:
Department of Mathematics,
Federal University Lokoja,
P.M.B. 1154,
Lokoja, Kogi State,
Nigeria.