Our Vision

The vision of the department of history is to widen students’ experience and develop qualities of perception and judgment. This is by providing a sense of the past, an awareness of the development of differing values, systems and societies and the inculcation of critical yet tolerant personal attitudes.

Our Mission

The mission of the department is to give students thorough understanding of Nigerian history and Historiography planted firmly in the context of African history and historiography. This is to be achieved through the following objectives;

i. Educating students on historical movements of global importance from other countries to enable them acquire better knowledge of the world and thus enhance their understanding of the multiple human, economic, social and political problems and to confront them.

ii. Making students comprehend the historical forces of change and development which have shaped and are still shaping the lives of people of Nigeria, Africa and the World.

iii. Developing a sense of commitment and capacity to consciously relate to their environments and developments in such a way that Nigerian and African Unity, peace and prosperity can be achieved.

iv. To provide the students with advantages usually associated with historical training, viz: critical and analytical faculty and balanced judgment needed particularly in administrative and managerial responsibilities.