The authorities of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, say it has progressively increased its carrying capacity as well as expanded the infrastructure needs in the institution due to the increasing students population in the university.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Ozo- Mekuri Ndimele, stated this while addressing the newly admitted students during the institution’s 11th matriculation ceremony held in Port Harcourt recently.
Ndimele hinted that his administration has built 69 new classrooms/lecture spaces as well as three  new hostels,salvation hostel,graduate hostel and male students hostel.
The vice chancellor while giving the breakdown of some achievements recorded by his administration, said it built 10 new classrooms at the new Education Building,10 at Postgraduates Block, six at the new Undergraduates Block, and six at the auditorium extension. Others include two large halls at the ICT Centre, the seaside theatre, four large classrooms at Aguma Postgraduate Lecture Complex,one language laboratory at Aguma Postgraduate Lecture Complex, nine large halls at the International Students Complex as well as six large halls and four studios at Faculty of Business Studies.
According to him ,most of the old wooden benches in the classrooms have been replaced with modern state-of-the-art furniture  ,adding that the administration targets to build at least 80 lecture halls before the end of his tenure in office.
“We can proudly say we have built more classrooms/lecture spaces in the past three years than the school had witnessed from inception. Our target is to build at least 80 lecture halls as my administration winds down in the coming year”.
The vice chancellor opined that the institution’s management is working assiduously to grow the university of its cherished dreams where students and staff  will be more comfortable.