Theatre & Media Arts

The Department of Theatre and Media Arts was established in the Federal University of Lafia in the year 2013. The Department runs a full-fledged honours Degree programme that combines the dual majors of Theatre and Media Arts. The Department took off same 2013 with three (3) professors, Victor S. Dugga, Idris Amali and have Dauda Enna as pioneering staff. A visitation team from the National Universities Commission (NUC) came to the University in February 2014 after which the University got the official nod for the programme to be kick started. Since inception, the Department has had five (5) heads, Professor Victor Samson Dugga as the pioneer HoD, Assoc. Prof Thomas A. Alemoh, late Prof. Okwute James Abbah, Mr. Steve James Itsewah as coordinator and Dr. Comfort O. Ukwela. The Heads of Department, the academic and non-teaching staff are committed to seeing that the Department provides high quality training to students. Pursuant to attaining this goal, students have opportunities to be exposed to media houses in Lafia, other parts of Nasarawa, Benue and Plateau State. Similarly, formal MoUs were entered into by the Department with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Lafia and the Nasarawa Broadcasting Service (NBS), to ensure that we have active collaborations in research, planning and production of various programmes with the organisations. We also have an MoU with the Nasarawa State Ministry of Culture and Tourism which also provides industry related experience and support to our students. The Department parades an impressive array of National and International awards, including the Presidential Gong, as five-time consecutive winners of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST). Two of our professors served as Consultants to the Troupe which are testaments to the unprecedented excellence of her Artistes and staff. The partnership with the ministry affords students of the Department the opportunity to gain valuable practical wealth of experience available among the artistes and management staff of the ministry.