Faith University a private university situated in Delta State has been shut down by university regulatory bodies for operating illegally in Nigeria.
Prof. Hope Eghagha, Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education said that the university was shut down because it has not been registered by the National University Commission (NUC).
The university believed to be owned by a pentecostal church with head office located in Isoko area of the state has given admission to several students in Nigeria without accreditation from NUC.
The university was said to have commenced operations in 2007 as a theology centre, where members of a particular church and interested members of the public where being trained to become pastor.
