CHIEF DR. CHIDI ANYAEGBU LAYS FOUNDATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF COOU’S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Chief Dr. Chidi Anyaegbu (Oke Iyi Amichi) earlier today being Thursday, 29th October, 2026, laid the first block for the construction of the Department of Transportation, marking the commencement of a project for the department recently approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The project is backed by his generous endowment of ₦1 billion naira towards the construction of the building.

Speaking at the groundbreaking event, Architect Dr. Oluchi Ifebi affirmed that the building would comprise a 550-capacity auditorium, to be named the Chidi Anyaegbu Multi-purpose Auditorium, four streams of classrooms with a capacity of 150 students, numerous offices, a library, laboratories and other essential facilities for the staff and students of the department.

Thank you, Chief Dr. Chidi Anyaegbu, for your generosity and philanthropy, and for making Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University a beneficiary of your benevolence.

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