OUR LOCATION
The proposed university is located at Litaye, Ondo Town, Ondo State, situated in the heartland of South West of Nigeria, in the ancient city of Ondo, in Ondo State. Ondo is a kingdom with a legacy of contentment and warm heartedly disposed stock of Yoruba Ekimogun race. Their occupation is largely agrarian. A good and peaceful environment to meet people and grow. We welcome the world at large to this highly innovative learning environment.
Ondo kingdom has the highest population in Ondo State. The city has numerous histories. It’s a place where prominent Nigerians call home. The legal luminary and human right activist, late Gani Fawehinmi, SAN the son Chief Ibitayo Fawehinmi of F.F.F were from this city. The first indigenous Nigerian Medical Doctor Akinsete, Prof. O. O. Akinkugbe, a Renowned Educationist, the afro-juju king legend, Otunba Sunday Adegeye a.k.a King Sunny Ade, Chief Alex Akinyele, former Minister of information and Culture, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, the Executive Governor of Ondo State, Prof. Olu Akinkugbe, a Renowned Educationist, SAN, Dr. Wale Babalakin, SAN, Brig. Gen. Samuel Adesujo Ademulegun, the 1st Brigadier General in the Nigerian Armed Forces, Most Rev. T. Olufosoye, OON, DD the first Arch Bishop, Primate and Metropolitan of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), High Chief (Sir) Dr. Olanbanji A. Akingbule, JP, MFR, the Odunwo of Ondo Kingdom, Canon M. C. Adeyemi, a Renowned Educationist, Prof. Niyi Akinnaso, of Temple University in Philadelphia, USA, Dr. Oladapo, Professor Ola Makinwa (the President General of African Peace Foundation), and many others are descendants of this Ondo.
However, Ondo is not only a historic city but also a place of hospitality. Important places of interest include the Stanmark Cocoa Processing Industry, (now Cadbury), Funbi housing estate, Fagun housing estate, Valetino housing estate, FFF housing estate, apart from the GRA, popularly known as barrack road, the Civic Centre and numerous attractive locations make the unique. Before the advent of oil in the Nigerian economy, Timber and Cocoa processing and export company was the main stay and revenue base of the Nigerian economy. Ondo Boys High School, St Luis Girls High School, Ondo Grammar School, St. Monica Secondary School were among the first higher educational institutions in Nigeria. Ade Super Hotels as well as more than twenty other hospitality edifices are state of the art tourist haven in the center of the City, with facilities that are comparable to any other in the world. The atmosphere of the city is cool, serene and good for academic work and other intellectual pursuit. Adeyemi University of Education, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), Ondo State University of Medical Science (also just coming up), Westley University, among other tertiary academic institutions are located close to the African Peace University propose campus at Litaye, Ondo. Whereas Westley University of Science and Technology is at the other end of the town.
ENVIRONMENT
The location of the University is as a result of the fact that Ondo is the most beautiful planned city next to the federal capital territory of Nigeria with about two million population, fifteen thousand square kilometers of land radius which have made our preference for the choice of location of the University.
The tropical climate is broadly of two seasons, the rainy season between April and October and dry season between November and March. A temperature throughout the year range between 18ᵒc to 28ᵒC and humidity is relatively high. The annual rainfall varies from 2,000mm in the southern areas to 1,150mm in the high forest zone (rain forest) in the southern and sub-Savannah forest in the Northern fringe. The high altitudes and undulating terrain of the city act as a moderating influence on the weather of the territory, making it a healthy environment conducive for learning and advancement.
CAMPUS SIZE:
The Campus is situated on a 110 hectares of land
IMPLEMENTATION AND PLANNING OFFICE:
No.12 Rainbow Street, College Road, Ondo.
LIAISON OFFICE:
We also have our liaison offices at Europe and America, Cleveland and Tulsa in USA, and Back Armstead in United Kingdom.
