Both the graduate and undergraduate programmes of the University are accredited by the National Universities Commission and the relevant professional bodies. The university has seven Colleges namely: College of Law, College of Health Sciences, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, College of Business and Management Studies, College of Pharmacy, College of Engineering and College of Arts and Social Sciences. It also has an enrolment of over 5000 students across the seven colleges. The University was headed by the Vice Chancellor, Rev. Professor Eghosa Osaghae till June 2019, Prof. Lawrence Ezemwonye assumed the office of the Vice-Chancellor. Rev. Prof Osaghae was the university's first Vice Chancellor, and hence Prof. Ezemwonye became the third vice chancellor in the university's 20 years of existence