The Senate approved the establishmentof the Department of Library and Information Science and the commencement of the full-time Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) programme in the Faculty of Education and Extension Services on 25th September 2019. Consequently, the programme was approved by National University Commission (NUC) on 23rd February, 2021,following a successful resource assessment visit conducted by the NUC panel on 9th December, 2020. Furthermore, the BLIS programme was equally approved/recognized by the Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) on 1st September, 2021, following a visit to the Department by the LRCN team led by the Acting Registrar/CEO on 18th August, 2021. Initially, sixty-six (66) students were admitted into the programme and lectures commenced in the 2020/2021 academic session on 13th October, 2021. The 66 fresh students were matriculated on 20th December, 2021 while the orientation programme was organised for them by the Department on 22nd December, 2021