power supply, inadequate financial support and low ICT literacy. Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ASUU is the umbrella that holds all the academic staff in the government universities in Nigeria. It has influence over the tertiary educational system in Nigeria. However, the Unizik Chapter of the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) has been impacting indigent students' lives in ensuring that those students do not drop out of school. In 2019/2020 academic session, 30 indigent students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, were selected from different faculties in the university. They benefited from N1.5million scholarship awards by the members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the institution. Each beneficiary was given N50,000 each to help in sustaining them in the institution. The ASUU NAU branch was revived in 2012. Prof Ike Odimegwu was the first ASUU NAU branch chairman after the inauguration in 2012. Notable alumni Ijeoma Grace Agu, Nigerian actress. Rita Edochie, Nigerian veteran actress. Uche Ekwunife, Nigerian politician. Ochuko Emuakpeje Nigerian chess player Destiny Etiko, Nigerian actress. Mike Ezuruonye, Nigerian actor., Professor of Laws Ebube Nwagbo, Nigerian actress Queen Nwokoye, Nigerian actress Oge Okoye, Nigerian actress Francisca Oladipo, Nigerian computer scientist Rita Orji, Nigerian-Canadian Professor, Canada Research Chair, Top 150 Canadian Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)., Member of Royal Society of Canada, Member of Global Young Academy, Top 100 Canada's Most Powerful Women Faculties and population The university has a population of 24,706 for the regular students and 12,476 students for the part-time programme' students during the 2004/2005 academic year. UNIZIK has a total of 14 faculties and 57 departments. The university has the following faculties: 1. Faculty of Agriculture: 3000 students 2. Faculty of Arts: 3000 students 3. Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences: 2000 students 4. Faculty of Biosciences 5. Faculty of Education: 5000 students 6. Faculty of Engineering: 4000 students 7. Faculty of Environmental Sciences 8. Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology 9. Faculty of Law: 2000 students 10. Faculty of Management Sciences 11. Faculty of Medicine 12. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences 13. Faculty of Physical Sciences 14. Faculty of Social Sciences: 3000 students References External links Universities and colleges in Nigeria Education in Anambra State Educational institutions established in 1991 Public universities in Nigeria 1991 establishments in Nigeria