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Mudiame University has unveiled a 50 per cent tuition fee waiver for Edo State students enrolling in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, positioning the programme as an industry-driven response to Nigeria’s shortage of specialised engineering talent.
The university said the intervention is intended to produce graduates with practical skills for the oil and gas, manufacturing and broader industrial sectors, where demand for technical expertise continues to grow.
Chancellor of the university and Managing Director of Mudiame International Limited, Prof Sunny Eromosele, said the programme was deliberately tied to Mechanical and Materials Engineering because of its strategic importance to industrial development and the country’s local content agenda.
Rather than expanding scholarships across multiple disciplines, he said the institution chose to concentrate resources on a field where graduates are expected to move quickly into employment.
“The idea is to inspire young people to take up the course because there are tremendous career opportunities. Graduates are virtually job-ready by the time they leave school,” Eromosele said.
He said the university’s training model benefits from the technical experience of its parent organisation, allowing students to combine classroom learning with research and practical engineering exposure.
“We have one of the best research laboratories on the continent. It gives engineering students the opportunity not only to qualify as engineers but also to carry out cutting-edge research,” he said.
According to him, strengthening indigenous expertise in materials and mechanical engineering is essential if Nigeria is to reduce reliance on foreign specialists for complex industrial projects.
The university also urged prospective applicants to act quickly, warning that admissions under the current cycle would close at the end of September in line with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s admissions timeline.
“They should apply immediately—before the end of this month, because JAMB has said that by the end of September they will close the cap,” Eromosele said.
The fee waiver comes as higher education institutions increasingly seek closer links with industry to bridge skills gaps and prepare graduates for sectors expected to play a central role in Nigeria’s industrialisation and energy transition efforts.
