List of universities in Nigeria

This is a list of universities in Nigeria. Nigeria is organised into 36 states and a federal capital territory (FCT) in Abuja. As a result of the oil boom years of the 1970s, tertiary level of education was expanded to reach every sub-region of Nigeria. The federal government and the state governments were previously the only bodies licensed to operate ScholarsJoint universities. Recently, licenses have been granted to individuals, corporate bodies and religious bodies to establish private universities in the country.

The National Universities Commission (NUC) is the major accreditation and regulatory body that enforces uniform standard and sets admissions capacity of every university in Nigeria.[1]

Name State Abbreviation Location Funding Founded
Abia State UniversityAbiaABSUUturuState1981
Adekunle Ajasin University Ondo AAUA Akungba-Akoko State 1999
Joseph Ayo Babalola UniversityOsun JABUIkeji-ArakejiPrivate2006
Redeemer's University NigeriaOsun RUNEDEPrivate2005
Afe Babalola UniversityEkiti ABUADAdo-EkitiPrivate2009
Akwa Ibom State University (formerly Akwa Ibom State University of Science and Technology)Akwa Ibom AKSUUyoState2010
American University of NigeriaAdamawaAUNYolaPrivate2005
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityBauchiATBUBauchiFederal1980
Adamawa State UniversityAdamawaADSUMubiState2002
Achievers UniversityOndoACOwoPrivate2007
Ahmadu Bello UniversityKadunaABUZariaFederal1962
Al-Hikmah UniversityKwaraAHUIlorinPrivate2005
Ambrose Alli UniversityEdoAAUEkpomaState1981
Anambra State University formerly Anambra State University Of Science And TechnologyAnambraANSUUliState2000
Ajayi Crowther UniversityOyoACUOyoPrivate1853 (1)
Bayero UniversityKanoBUKKanoFederal1977
Babcock UniversityOgunBUIlishan-RemoPrivate1959
Bells University of TechnologyOgunBUTOtaPrivate2004
Benson Idahosa UniversityEdoBIUBenin CityPrivate2002
Benue State UniversityBenueBSUMakurdiState1992
ECWA Bingham UniversityNassarawaBUNew Karu Private2005
Bowen UniversityOsunBUIwoPrivate2002
Bukar Abba Ibrahim UniversityYobeYSUDamaturuState2006
CETEP City UniversityLagosCULagosPrivate2005
Caleb UniversityLagosCUlIkoroduPrivate2008
Caritas UniversityEnuguCUEnuguPrivate2004
City UniversityLagosCUYabaPrivate
National Open University of NigeriaLagosNOUNVictoria IslandFederal1983
City University of TechnologyKadunaCUTKadunaPrivate1956
Covenant UniversityOgunCUOtaPrivate2002
Crawford UniversityOgunCUFaith City, IgbesaPrivate2005
Crawford UniversityEkitiCUOye-Ekiti CampusPrivate2005
Crescent UniversityOgunCUAbeokutaPrivate2005
Cross River University of TechnologyCross RiverCRUTECHEkpo-Abasi, CalabarState2002
Delta State University, AbrakaDeltaDELSUAbrakaState1992
Ebonyi State UniversityEbonyiEBSUAbakalikiState1996
Elizade UniversityOndoIlara-MokinPrivate2012
Fountain University, OsogboOsunFUOOsunPrivate2007
Federal University, Dutsin-MaKatsinaFUDMKatsinaFederal2011
Federal University of Technology AkureOndoFUTAAkuraFederal1981
Federal University Ndufe Alike, IkwoIkwoFUNAIIkwoFederal2011
Gregory UniversityAbiaUturuPrivate2012
Godfrey Okoye UniversityEnuguGOUEnuguPrivate2009
Igbinedion UniversityEdoIUOOkadaPrivate1999
koladaisi UniversityOyoKUIbadan, OyoState2015
Oduduwa UniversityOsunOUIIpetumodu, Ile-IfeState2009
Landmark UniversityKwaraLUOmu-AranPrivate2011
Michael and Cecilia Ibru UniversityDeltaMCIUAgbara-Otor, Ughelli NorthPrivate2015
Lagos State UniversityLagosLASUOjoState1983
Nigerian Turkish Nile UniversityFCTNTNUAbujaPrivate1998
Taraba State UniversityTarabaJalingoState2011
University of BeninEdoUNIBENBenin CityFederal1970
University of CalabarCross RiverUNICALCalabarFederal1975
University of Ibadan Oyo UI Ibadan Federal 1948
Umaru Musa Yar'adua University KatsinaKatsinaUMYUKatsinaState2006
University of LagosLagosUNILAGLagosFederal1962
University of Port HarcourtRiversUNIPORTPort HarcourtFederal1975
University of Nigeria, NsukkaEnuguUNNEnuguFederal1955
Veritas University (Catholic University of Nigeria) AbujaAbujaVUNABwariPrivate2007

^Note 1 - as 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

  1. "Departments – Tertiary". Ministry of Education (Nigeria). Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  2. http://www.mtu.edu.ng/
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