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The formation of Nasrul-Lahi-Il-Fatih Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) - the Proprietor of Fountain University- was originally focused on prayer meetings for the Muslim elites, with a view to creating necessary opportunity for them to interact and rub minds with Islamic scholars on the one hand; and to enhance their knowledge about the principles and practices of Islam, on the other hand. The desire of the Nasrul-Lahi-Il-Fatih Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) to establish a University was borne out of its educational policy and plan enunciated at its strategic Retreat held at Akodo, Lagos, in the year 2000. From this humble beginning, the Society started a systematic process which led to the hosting of an academic summit of 30 Distinguished Academic Personalities from where an 18-person University Planning Committee emerged in January 2004. Fountain University was granted an operational license as a Private University on May 17, 2007 by the Federal Government on the recommendations of the

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