The process of founding Anchor University was billed for September 2012 but suffered a huge setback as the representatives of the NUC coming for final inspection and approval of their multi-billion projects were in the ill-fated Dana Air crash. Professor Celestine Onwuliri, husband of a serving minister and an executive director with the Nigerian Universities Commission was among the over 157 victims that died in the Dana Air crash which occurred on Sunday, June 3, 2012. He was the leader of the team. Construction began in 2013.[2] The University was founded in 2014 by
Deeper Christian Life Ministry.[3][4] It was approved by the Nigerian University Commission (NUC) on Wednesday, 2 November 2016.[5]
Anchor has library which is segmented into different sections,the serial section, circulation section and the also consist of different books and journals.[7]
Head of library and information science in anchor university is Mrs Taiwo Akinde.[8]
Development of Library app
There is a development of Library app in the school that made the cataloging to be very easy to access.[9]
^Admin (2021).
"Taiwo Adetoun Akinde". researchgate.net. Retrieved April 24, 2024. Anchor University, Lagos · Library and Information Services - Ph.D., MLIS, CLN - I oversee the daily operations of the University Library; managing staff, students and resources for optimal results.