List of Nigerian universities
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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