Department of Biology

About Us

The Department of Biological Sciences, Bingham University is one of the leading Academic Departments in the Faculty of Science and Technology, and among the highly rated few Departments in the entire University in terms of excellence.

Precisely, in May 2006, the Department commenced academic activities; but then, it was limited to servicing other Departments, namely; Biochemistry and Medicine. Then, after proper planning, and with availability of conducive learning environment, the University saw the need to introduce a programme, and consequently, B.Sc. Microbiology was introduced in 2007/2008 academic session in the Department of Biological Sciences.

Presently, the programme is fully accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Department currently awards a Bachelor of Science Degree in Microbiology, and had famously graduated about two hundred students over years.

As a reputable Department, we pride ourselves on our faculty strength, skills, performance, our experienced laboratory staff, and our graduates over years are highly disciplined, proficient and highly qualitative. This is because, we ultimately put in our best and we go can extra miles to train and prepare them in such a dynamic manner, that they are capable of meeting up with contemporary evolutional trend in biological world and, also to meet the relevant needs of the society now and in the future.

As it is seamlessly so promising, our students study a very wide range of microscopic organisms and how these organisms interface with other microbes and familiar organisms (fauna and flora) beneficially or destructively. We prepare our students to also graduate as entrepreneurs.

As of today, our choices are many, and with the good understanding of this course, our graduates are so promising and can practically handle some of the major challenges faced in today’s world ranging from the spread of antibiotic resistance disease-causing organisms, disease outbreak, energy crisis, environmental pollution, food insecurity and climate change.

The Department is committed to raising God fearing new generation of leaders driving by excellence in teaching, research and community development, in line with the Vision and Mission of the University.

We are primed and committed to conduct research in various areas of Biological Sciences, and presently we are conducting research on preliminary screening of plant extracts used in wound management, Construction of a growing power model aquaponics, and etc

I hereby welcome all prospective students who desire an in-depth knowledge of Biology in general and Microbiology specifically to our Department.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• Clinical Consultant Microbiologist
• Biomedical Research Scientist
• Quality Control or Assurance Analyst
• Environmental Impact Assessor
• Health and Environmentally focused Non-Governmental Organization
• International and Government Agencies