List of universities in Nigeria
This is a list of universities in Nigeria. Nigeria is organised into 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. As a result of the oil boom years of the 1970s, tertiary level of education was expanded to reach every sub-region of Nigeria.[1][2] The federal and state governments were previously the only bodies licensed to operate universities. Recently, licenses have been granted to individuals, corporate bodies and religious bodies to establish private universities in the country.
The National Universities Commission[3][4] (NUC) is the major accreditation and regulatory body that enforces uniform standard and sets admissions capacity of every Nigerian university.[5]
Federal Institutions
State Institutions
Uniformed Institutions
Name | State | Abbreviation | Location | Funding | Founded |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nigeria Airforce University | Kaduna | AFIT | Kaduna | Military | 1977 (not a university until 2018) |
Nigeria Maritime University | Delta | NMU | Warri | Military | 2018 |
Nigeria Police Academy Wudil | Kano | POLAC | Wudil | Police | 2013 |
Nigerian Army University Biu | Borno | NUAB | Biu | Military | 2018 |
Nigerian Defence Academy | Kaduna | NDA | Kaduna | Military | 1964 |
Private Institutions
Name | State | Abbreviation | Location | Funding | Founded |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Achievers University | Ondo | AC | Owo | Private | 2007 |
Adeleke University | Osun | AUE | Ede | Private | 2010 |
Afe Babalola University | Ekiti | ABUAD | Ado-Ekiti | Private | 2009 |
African University of Science and Technology | Federal Capital Territory | AUST | Abuja | Private | 2007 |
Ahman Pategi University | Kwara | APU | Pategi | Private | 2021 |
Ajayi Crowther University | Oyo | ACU | Oyo | Private | 2005(Note 1) |
Al-Ansar University | Borno | AUM | Maiduguri | Private | 2022 |
Al-Hikmah University | Kwara | AHU | Ilorin | Private | 2005 |
Al-Qalam University | Katsina | AUK | Katsina | Private | 2005 |
Al-Istiqama University | Kano | AUSU | Sumaila | Private | 2021 |
American University of Nigeria | Adamawa | AUN | Yola | Private | 2005 |
Association of National Accountants of Nigeria University | Plateau | ANAN | Kwall | Private | 2021 |
Anchor University | Lagos | - | Ayobo | Private | 2014 |
Arthur Jarvis University | Cross River | AJU | Akpabuyo | Private | 2016 |
Atiba University | Oyo | - | Oyo | Private | 2017 |
Augustine University | Lagos | AUI | Ilara-Epe | Private | 2014 |
Ave Maria University | Nasarawa | AMU | Piyanko | Private | 2021 |
Babcock University | Ogun | BU | Ilishan-Remo | Private | 1959 (not a university until 1999) |
Baze University | Federal Capital Territory | BAZE | Abuja | Private | 2011 |
Bells University of Technology | Ogun | BUT | Ota | Private | 2004 |
Benson Idahosa University | Edo | BIU | Benin City | Private | 2002 |
Bowen University | Osun | BU | Iwo | Private | 2001 |
Caleb University | Lagos | CUl | Ikorodu | Private | 2008 |
Capital City University of Nigeria | Kano | CCUK | Kano | Private | 2021 |
Caritas University | Enugu | Enugu | Private | 2004[7] | |
CETEP City University | Lagos | - | Yaba | Private | 2005 |
Chrisland University | Ogun | - | Abeokuta | Private | 2015 |
Christopher University | Ogun | - | Mowe | Private | 2015 |
Claretian University | Imo | - | Nekede | Private | 2021 |
Clifford University | Abia | CLU | Owerrinta | Private | 2016 |
Coal City University | Enugu | CCU | Enugu | Private | 2016 |
Covenant University | Ogun | CU | Ota | Private | 2002 |
Crawford University | Ogun | - | Igbesa | Private | 2005 |
Crescent University | Ogun | - | Abeokuta | Private | 2005 |
Dominican University | Oyo | DUI | Ibadan | Private | 2016 |
Dominion University | Oyo | - | Ibadan | Private | 2019 |
ECWA Bingham University | Nasarawa | BU | New Karu | Private | 2005 |
Edwin Clark University | Delta | ECU | Kiagbodo | Private | 2015 |
Edusoko University | Niger | - | Bida | Private | 2021 |
Eko University of Medical and Health Sciences | Lagos | - | Ijanikin | Private | 2017 |
Elizade University | Ondo | EU | Ilara-Mokin | Private | 2012 |
Evangel University, Akaeze | Ebonyi | EUA | Akaeze | Private | 2012 |
Fountain University, Osogbo | Osun | FUO | Osogbo | Private | 2007 |
Godfrey Okoye University | Enugu | GOU | Enugu | Private | 2009 |
Greenfield University | Kaduna | GFU | Kaduna | Private | 2019 |
Gregory University | Abia | GUU | Uturu | Private | 2012 |
Hallmark University | Ogun | - | Ijebu-Itele | Private | 2015 |
Havilla University | Cross River | - | Nde-Ikom | Private | 2021 |
Hezekiah University | Imo | - | Umudi | Private | 2015 |
Igbinedion University | Edo | IUO | Okada | Private | 1999 |
James Hope University | Lagos | - | Lekki | Private | 2021 |
Joseph Ayo Babalola University | Osun | JABU | Ikeji-Arakeji | Private | 2006 |
Karl-Kumm University | Plateau | KKU | Vom | Private | 2021 |
Khadija University | Jigawa | KUM | Majia | Private | 2021 |
Kings University | Osun | KU | Odeomu | Private | 2015 |
Koladaisi University | Oyo | KU | Ibadan | Private | 2015 |
Kwararafa University | Taraba | - | Wukari | Private | 2005 |
Landmark University | Kwara | LU | Omu-Aran | Private | 2011 |
Lead City University | Oyo | LCU | Ibadan | Private | 2015 |
Legacy University | Anambra | - | Okija | Private | 2016 |
Madonna University | Rivers | - | Elele | Private | 1999 |
Maranathan University | Imo | - | Mgbidi | Private | 2021 |
Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria | Kano | - | Kano | Private | 2021 |
McPherson University | Ogun | MCU | Seriki-Setayo | Private | 2012 |
Mewar University | Nasarawa | - | Masaka | Private | 2021 |
Michael and Cecilia Ibru University | Delta | MCIU | Agbara-Otor | Private | 2015 |
Mountain Top University | Ogun | MTU | Makogi Oba | Private | 2015 |
Mudiame University | Edo | - | Irrua | Private | 2021 |
Nile University of Nigeria | Federal Capital Territory | NUN | Abuja | Private | 2009[8] |
NOK University | Kaduna | - | Kachia | Private | 2021 |
Novena University | Delta | - | Ogume | Private | 2005 |
Obong University | Akwa Ibom | - | Obong Ntak | Private | 1997 (not a university until 2007) |
Oduduwa University | Osun | OUI | Ipetumodu | Private | 2009 |
PAMO University of Medical Sciences | Rivers | - | Port Harcourt | Private | 2017 |
Pan-Atlantic University | Lagos | PAU | Lekki | Private | 2002 |
Paul University | Anambra | - | Awka | Private | 2009 |
PEN Resource University | Gombe | PRU | Gombe | Private | 2022 |
Philomath University | Federal Capital Territory | PU | Kuje | Private | 2021 |
Precious Cornerstone University | Oyo | PCU | Ibadan | Private | 2017 |
Redeemer's University Nigeria | Osun | RUN | Ede | Private | 2005 |
Renaissance University | Enugu | - | Ugbawka | Private | 2005 |
Rhema University | Abia | - | Aba | Private | 2009 |
Ritman University | Akwa Ibom | - | Ikot Ekpene | Private | 2015 |
Salem University | Kogi | - | Lokoja | Private | 2007 |
Samuel Adegboyega University | Edo | SAU | Ogwa | Private | 2011 |
Skyline University Nigeria | Kano | SUN | Kano | Private | 2018 |
Southwestern University, Nigeria | Ogun | - | Okun-Owa | Private | 2012 |
Spiritan University | Abia | - | Nneochi | Private | 2017 |
Summit University | Kwara | - | Offa | Private | 2015 |
Thomas Adewunmi University | Kwara | - | Oko-Irese | Private | 2021 |
Topfaith University | Akwa Ibom | - | Mkpatak | Private | 2021 |
Trinity University, Nigeria | Ogun | - | Laloko | Private | 2019 |
Veritas University (Catholic University of Nigeria) Abuja | Federal Capital Territory | VUNA | Bwari | Private | 2007 |
Wesley University | Ondo | WUO | Ondo | Private | 2007 |
Western Delta University | Delta | WDU | Oghara | Private | 2007 |
Westland University | Osun | WUI | Iwo | Private | 2019 |
University of Offa | Kwara | - | Offa | Private | 2021 |
University of Mkar (formerly called Hilltop University) | Benue | - | Mkar | Private | 2005 |
See also
Notes
- ^Note 1 - Established in 1853 as a CMS Training Institution in Abeokuta prior to its relocation to Lagos from 1868 to 1896. It was retrospectively established at Oyo in March 1920.
References
- ^ Adesola, Akin O. (1991). "The Nigerian University System: Meeting the Challenges of Growth in a Depressed Economy". Higher Education. 21 (1): 121–133. doi:10.1007/BF00132345. ISSN 0018-1560. JSTOR 3447131. S2CID 143455642.
- ^ Freund, Bill (1978). "Oil Boom and Crisis in Contemporary Nigeria". Review of African Political Economy (13): 91–100. ISSN 0305-6244. JSTOR 3997981.
- ^ "National Universities Commission". Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Google Image Result for https://guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/National-Universities-Commission.jpg". www.google.com. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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- ^ "History of Nile University". Nile University. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
External links
- List of private universities in Nigeria at NUC
- List of state universities in Nigeria at NUC
- List of federal universities in Nigeria at NUC
- Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities
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Universities in Nigeria
- Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
- Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo
- Ahmadu Bello University
- Bayero University Kano
- Federal University, Birnin Kebbi
- Federal University Dutse
- Federal University, Dutsin-Ma
- Federal University, Gashua
- Federal University, Gusau
- Federal University Kashere
- Federal University, Lokoja
- Federal University, Otuoke
- Federal University Oye Ekiti
- Federal University, Wukari
- Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
- Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru
- Federal University of Lafia
- Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun
- Federal University of Technology Akure
- Federal University of Technology, Minna
- Federal University of Technology Owerri
- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
- Modibbo Adama Federal University of Technology, Yola
- National Open University of Nigeria
- Nigeria Maritime University
- Nigerian Army University Biu
- Nigerian Defence Academy
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University
- Obafemi Awolowo University
- University of Abuja
- University of Agriculture, Makurdi
- University of Benin
- University of Calabar
- University of Ibadan
- University of Ilorin
- University of Jos
- University of Lagos
- University of Maiduguri
- University of Nigeria
- University of Port Harcourt
- University of Uyo
- Usmanu Danfodiyo University
- Abia State University Uturu
- Adamawa State University
- Adekunle Ajasin University
- Akwa Ibom State University
- Ambrose Alli University
- Bauchi State University
- Bayelsa Medical University
- Benue State University
- Borno State University
- Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University
- Cross River University of Technology
- Delta State University
- Ebonyi State University
- Edo University, Iyamho
- Ekiti State University
- Enugu State University of Science and Technology
- Gombe State University
- Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University
- Imo State University
- Kaduna State University
- Kano State University of Technology
- Kebbi State University of Science and Technology
- Kogi State University
- Kwara State University
- Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
- Lagos State University
- Nasarawa State University
- Niger Delta University
- Olabisi Onabanjo University
- Ondo State University of Science and Technology
- Osun State University
- Plateau State University
- Rivers State University
- Sokoto State University
- Sule Lamido University
- Tai Solarin University of Education
- Taraba State University
- The Polytechnic, Ibadan
- Umaru Musa Yar'adua University
- University of Africa, Toru-Orua
- Yobe State University
- Yusuf Maitama Sule University
- Zamfara State University
- Achievers University
- Afe Babalola University
- Ajayi Crowther University
- Al-Hikmah University
- American University of Nigeria
- Anchor University
- Arthur Jarvis University
- Augustine University Ilara
- Babcock University
- Baze University
- Bells University of Technology
- Benson Idahosa University
- Bingham University
- Bowen University
- Caleb University
- Caritas University
- CETEP City University
- Chrisland University
- Christopher University
- Coal City University
- Covenant University
- Crawford University
- Crescent University
- Elizade University
- Fountain University
- Godfrey Okoye University
- Gregory University
- Hezekiah University
- Igbinedion University
- Joseph Ayo Babalola University
- Kings University
- Koladaisi University
- Kwararafa University
- Landmark University
- Lead City University
- Madonna University
- McPherson University
- Mountain Top University
- Nile University of Nigeria
- Novena University
- Obong University
- Oduduwa University
- Pan-Atlantic University
- Paul University
- Redeemer's University Nigeria
- Renaissance University
- Rhema University
- Ritman University
- Salem University
- Samuel Adegboyega University
- Tansian University
- University of Mkar
- Veritas University
- Wellspring University
- Wesley University
- Western Delta University