Mission
- To create an environment that would foster higher education in its area of jurisdiction
- To create educated individuals qualified in specialized areas of knowledge
- To plan and implement academic programmes of the highest quality that would foster the holistic development of individuals who will be empowered to act as the conscience of society
- To conduct and support undergraduate, postgraduate and research-level programmes of quality in sciences, the humanities, social sciences, and the professional disciplines
- To foster research and extension activities directed at the reorganization of existing knowledge and the creation of new knowledge for the development of society
- To help in the creation and development of manpower that would provide intellectual leadership to the community
- To provide skilled manpower to the professional, industrial and service sectors in the country so as to meet global demands
- To help promote the cultural heritage of the nation and preserve the biodiversity of the region
- To promote national development by imparting education and culture to the people of the areas coming under the jurisdiction of the University
- To develop itself into an institution with the highest standards of excellence without losing sight of the importance of social equity.