1. Ahmadu Bello
University (ABU)
Ahmadu Bello University
(ABU) Senate Building
Ahmadu Bello University
(ABU) is a federal government research university located in Zaria, Kaduna
State. ABU was founded on October 4, 1962, as the University of Northern
Nigeria.
The university operates
two campuses: Samaru (main) and Kongo in Zaria.
There is also pre-degree School located in Funtua few kilometres away from main campus owned by the university.
There is also pre-degree School located in Funtua few kilometres away from main campus owned by the university.
The Samaru campus houses
the administrative offices, faculties of; sciences, social-sciences, arts and
languages, education, environmental design, engineering, medical sciences. Agricultural
sciences and research facilities. The Kongo campus hosts the faculties of Law
and Administration.
The Faculty of
Administration consists of Accounting, Business Administration, Local
Government and Development Studies and Public Administration Departments.
Additionally, the university is responsible for a variety of other institutions
and programs at other locations.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 27,000
2. University of Ibadan
(UI)
The International
Conference Centre, University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan
(UI) is the oldest and one of the most prestigious Nigerian
universities, and is located five miles (8 kilometres) from the centre of
the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria.
Besides the College of
Medicine, there are now eleven other faculties: Arts , Science, Agriculture and
Forestry, Social Sciences, Education, Veterinary Medicine, Technology,
Law, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Dentistry. The University has residential and
sports facilities for staff and students on campus, as well as separate botanical
and zoological gardens.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 30,000
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3. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB)
FUNAAB Campus
The Federal University of
Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, or FUNAAB, (FUNAAB) was established on 1
January 1988 by the Federal Government when four universities of technology,
earlier merged in 1984, were demerged. This led to the creation of the first two
universities of agriculture in Abeokuta and Makurdi.
The university is one of
the three universities of agriculture in Nigeria, the other being in Makurdi
(Benue State) and Umudike (Abia State). The university started at its
mini-campus in Isale-Igbein in the heart of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun
State.
In December 1997 it
moverd to its permanent site on a 10,000-hectare campus which is located next
to the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority on the Abeokuta-Ibadan road
in the North Eastern end of the city, 15 km from Abeokuta City Centre.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 32,000
4. Bayero University,
Kano (BUK)
BUK Entrance
Bayero University Kano
(BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in
1977, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from University
College to university.
It has Faculties of
Agriculture, Arts and Islamic Studies, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine,
Science, Earth and Environmental Studies, Pharmacy, Social, Management Science
and the recent Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology.
Research Centers include:
Center for Dryland Agriculture, Center for Biotechnology Research, Center for
Renewable Energy and Center for the Study of Nigerian Languages among others.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 33,000
5. University of Calabar
(UNICAL)
University of Calabar
Campus
The University of Calabar
– also known as UNICAL – is a university situated in Calabar, Cross River
State, southeastern Nigeria. It is one of Nigeria’s second generation federal
universities.
The University of Calabar
was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975. The architecture was
designed by John Elliott. It was established by decree to fulfill this
traditional mandate, its motto “Knowledge for Service”.
The male students are
known as Malabites, while the female students are Malabresses. The male hostel
is called Malabo. This was a result of challenges faced by the students at a
time which coincided with the suffering experienced in Malabo by Nigerian
deportees from Equatorial Guinea (whose capital is Malabo) at the time.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 35,000
6. University of
Abuja, Gwagwalada (UNIABUJA)
UNIABUJA Senate Building
The University of Abuja
in the Nigerian capital Abuja was established on January 1, 1988 (under Decree
No. 110 of 1992 as amended) as a dual-mode university with the mandate to run
conventional and distance learning programmes.
The Law Faculty being the
pride of the University of Abuja, is known for having one of the most Organised
Student Representative Councils (LAWSAN) in the Country.
The university has its
mini campus in Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria and a permanent site covering about
11,824 hectares located along the Kaduna – Lokoja – Abuja Road. The Permanent
site is home to the Faculties of Arts, Science, Management Science Veterinary
medicine, Agriculture and Engineering with the College of medicine and contains
the university senate and other administrative building. The mini campus is
still the temporary location to the Faculties of education social science, and
law.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 36,000
7. Usman Doanfodio
University, Sokot (UDUSOK)
UDUSOK University
Auditorium
Usmanu Danfodiyo
University (UDUSOK, formerly University of Sokoto) is one of the initial twelve
federal universities in Nigeria founded in 1975. It is in the ancient city of
Sokoto. The school is named after Usman Dan Fodio, the founder of the
Sokoto Caliphate.
The main campus houses
the administrative offices, sciences, social sciences, agriculture, arts and
languages, education and research facilities. The city campus hosts the college
of health sciences and school of veterinary medicine. A third site host the
modern university teaching hospital.
There is a fourth site
built during the last administration Bafarawa of Sokoto State under the
leadership of Alh. Attahiru Bafarawa. This site houses the School of
Matriculation Studies where students opting for the Remedial Studies are
admitted and taught before enrollment in the university (provided they have
passed the exams).
School
Fees Range: ₦ 37,000
8. National Open
University of Nigeria (NOUN)
National Open University
Of Nigeria Headquarters in Lagos
The National Open
University of Nigeria is a Federal Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
institution, the first of its kind in the West African sub-region. It is
Nigeria’s largest tertiary institution in terms of student numbers and is
popularly referred to as ‘NOUN’.
NOUN offers over 50
programmes and 750 courses but does not provide lectures to students in
normal classrooms except some certain study centres, primarily due to
constraints known to the University alone and the challenges usually faced by a
developing tertiary institution.
The study centre in Lagos
for instance provides lectures to all its Law undergraduates and supplies
necessary course materials to all students after the payment of tuition fees.
All courses offered have been accredited by the National Universities
Commission (NUC).
School
Fees Range: ₦ 41,000
9. Federal University,
Dutsin-Ma, Katsina (FUDMA)
Federal University,
Dutsin-Ma Campus
Federal University
Dutsin-Ma built by the administration of President Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan was founded in February 2011 and is located in Katsina state.
The school has eight
faculties which include: Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of
Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering &
Technology, Faculty of Management Sciences, Faculty of
Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and School of General and
Preliminary Studies.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 43,000
10. University of Port
Harcourt (UNIPORT)
UNIPORT Senate Building
The University of Port
Harcourt is a university in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt. It was
established in 1975 as University College, Port Harcourt, and was given
university status in 1977.
UNIPORT has ten faculties
which include Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Social
Sciences, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of
Management Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Natural
and Applied Science, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy
and Faculty of Agriculture.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 45,000
11. Michael Okpara
University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU)
Michael Okpara University
of Agriculture NDDC Hostel
The Michael Okpara
University of Agriculture, originally the Federal University of Agriculture, is
a federal university in Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria established as a
specialized University by a Federal Government of Nigeria Decree No 48 of
November 1992.
The institution is
located in the Agricultural Training and Research city of Umudike, about 10
kilometers from Umuahia (capital of Abia State). The major link road to the
University is the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Federal Road, a direct route to the State
capitals of Abia Akwa-Ibom and Cross River States.
The first set of students
were admitted into the institution during the 1993/94 academic year with a
student population of 82. The nickname “Umudykes” or “U’dykers” refers to
students, alumni, and sports teams of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 46,000
12. University of
Benin (UNIBEN)
University of Benin
Auditorium
The Great University of
Benin – also known as UNIBEN – is one of Nigeria’s first generation federal
universities. The University of Benin was founded in 1970. It started as
an Institute of Technology and was accorded the status of a full-fledged
University by National Universities Commission (NUC) on 1 July 1971.
Following NUC’s
directives, the university experimented with the Collegiate System in 1991/92
and 1992/93. However, in the light of new developments, the university reverted
to the Faculty System in January 1994. Presently, the university essentially
operates the Faculty System except for the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry,
Basic Medical Sciences, and Institute of Child Health, which reverted to the
Collegiate System in August 1999, with a Provost as its administrative head.
The faculties
include Agriculture, Arts, Education, Engineering, Law, Life
Sciences, Management Sciences, Pharmacy, Physical
Sciences, Social Sciences, Environmental Science and Center
For Entrepreneurship Study.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 47,000
13. Federal University of
Technology, Owerri (FUTO)
FUTO Entrance
Federal University of
Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) is a Federal Government established post-secondary
educational institution located in Minna, Nigeria.
FUTMINNA specializes in
technological education. The University is a designated Centre of Excellence
in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering and has a core competence in the
development of vaccines and drugs.
FUTO has nine schools
which include School of Agriculture and Agriculture
Technology, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, School
of Entrepreneurship and Management Technology, School of Environmental
Technology, School of Life Sciences, School of Physical
Sciences, School of Information and Communication Technology, School
of Technology Education and School of Post Graduate Studies.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 48,000
14. Federal University of
Technology, Akure (FUTA)
Federal University of
Technology Akure (FUTA) Entrance Gate
The Federal University of
Technology Akure (informally known as FUTA) was founded in 1981 under
a drive by the government of Nigeria to create universities that specialised in
producing graduates with practical as well as theoretical knowledge of
technologies. It is located in Akure.
Federal University of
Technology Akure has been ranked the 8th best university and 1st University Of
Technology in Nigeria by webometrics as at 2015.
FUTA has seven schools
which include School of Science, School of Earth and Mineral
Sciences, School of Environmental Technology, School of Engineering
and Engineering Technology, School of Agricultural and Agricultural
Technology, School of Management Technology and School of
Postgraduate Studies.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 49,000
15. Federal University of
Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA)
FUTMINNA Hostel
Federal University of
Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) is a Federal Government established post-secondary
educational institution located in Minna, Nigeria.
FUTMINNA specializes in
technological education. The University is a designated Centre of
Excellence in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering and has a core competence
in the development of vaccines and drugs.
FUTMINNA was founded in
1983, and the first Vice-Chancellor was Professor J.O. Ndagi who served from
1983 to 1990. In the beginning, the University took over the facilities of the
former Government Teachers’ College Bosso, for use on a permanent basis. This
site now serves as the Bosso Campus of the University. The main campus gidan
kwano which is sited on a 10,650 hectares of land is located along the Minna –
Kataeregi – Bida Road.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 50,000
16. Modibbo Adama
University of Technology, Yola (MAUTECH)
Modibbo Adama University
Of Technology, Yola (MAUTECH)
The Modibbo Adama
University Of Technology, Yola (MAUTECH) formally known as Federal
University of Technology Yola is a research intensive university located
in Yola, the capital city of Adamawa State in Northeastern Nigeria.
It is one of the 27
universities part of the federal government university system and one of only 4
federal technology universities established with the sole purpose of advancing
science based research.
The school boasts of
several facilities which serve as research, student welfare, and recreation and
for academic and training purposes. these include: University Lodges,
University Primary and Secondary Schools, Commercial Guest House, FUTY Table
Water, FUTY Farm, ERRICSSON Research centre, CHEVRON Biotech Centre, Veterinary
Clinic and Research Centre, Computer Centre, Medical Centre, Centre for
Distance Learning, Centre for Equipment Maintenance and Industrial Training,
Students Centre, University Multipurpose Centre, University Sports Centre, ICT
Centre, etc.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 53,000
17. University of Lagos
(UNILAG)
UNILAG Senate Building
The University of Lagos –
popularly known as UNILAG – is a federal government research university in
Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. The university has remained one of
the most competitive in the country in terms of admissions. Notwithstanding,
with approximately 57,000 students as of 2013, the University of Lagos has one
of the largest student populations of any university in the country.
The main campus is
located at Akoka, Yaba, while the Medical Campus of the College of Medicine is
located a few kilometers from the main campus at Idi-Araba, Surulere, all on
the Lagos mainland. The university has many other residential facilities and
services for both staff and students.
The University of Lagos
has fourteen academic units comprising a broad range of professional faculties
and schools. Most faculties are located on the main campus except the Faculties
of Pharmacy, Clinical Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences and Dental Sciences,
which are located within the College of Medicine in Idi Araba.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 55,000
18. University of
Uyo (UNIUYO)
UNIUYO Postgraduate
School
The University of Uyo
(UNIUYO) was formerly known as the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS).
On October 1, 1991 the federal government of Nigeria established it as a
federal university and the name was changed to the University of Uyo.
UNIUYO has about 13
faculties and is expanding. Its four campuses include: The Permanent
Site/Main Campus which accommodates Parts of Central Administration, Faculties
of Engineering and Natural and Applied Sciences, International Centre for
Energy and Environmental Sustainability Research (ICEESR), and the Postgraduate
School; The Town Campus which accommodates Faculties of Arts, Education,
Social Sciences, Pharmacy; The Annex Campus, home for the Faculties of
Agriculture, Business Administration, Law, Engineering, Environment Studies and
General Studies and The Ime Umana Campus, Ediene Abak, which accommodates
the Pre-Degree, JUPEB and other special courses.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 59,000
19. University of
Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)
UNN Nnamdi Azikiwe Main
Library
The University of
Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in
Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. Founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955 and formally
opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has three campuses –
Nsukka, Enugu and Ituku-Ozalla – located in Enugu State.
The University of Nigeria
was the first full-fledged indigenous and first autonomous university in
Nigeria, modelled upon the American educational system.
It is the first
land-grant university in Africa and one of the five elite universities in the
country. The university has 15 Faculties and 102 academic departments. The
University offers 82 undergraduate programs and 211 postgraduate
programmes. The university celebrated its 55th anniversary on October
2015.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 60,000
20. Nnamdi Azikiwe
University (UNIZIK)
UNIZIK Awka Campus
Nnamdi Azikiwe
University, Awka (UNIZIK) is a Federal university in Nigeria. Its main campus
is located in the southeastern part of Nigeria in Anambra State’s capital,
Awka, and a second campus is at Nnewi.
The university offers a
diverse range of courses of study, including Arts, Natural Sciences,
Engineering, Management Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Social Sciences,
Law, African Languages, European Languages, and Education.
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
is founded on the philosophy that knowledge should be propagated and
disseminated to individuals without let or hindrance.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 64,000
21. Obafemi Awolowo
University (OAU)
OAU Central Library
Obafemi Awolowo
University (OAU) is a federal government owned and operated Nigerian
university. The university is in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, Osun State,
Nigeria.
The university was
founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as
the University of Ife by the regional government of Western Nigeria, led
by late chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, and was renamed Obafemi Awolowo
University on 12 May 1987 in honour of Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987), first
premier of the Western Region of Nigeria, whose brainchild the university was.
Obafemi Awolowo
University offers undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in fields of
specialization spanning the humanities, the arts, the natural sciences, the
social sciences, the medical sciences, engineering and technology.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 65,000
22. University of Ilorin
(UNILORIN)
The University of Ilorin,
also known as UNILORIN was established by a decree of the Federal Military
Government in 1975 and is a federal government owned tertiary institution of
education located in Ilorin, Kwara State, western Nigeria.
The ancient city of
Ilorin, capital of Kwara State, is about 300 km fromLagos and 500 km
from Abuja, the country’s administrative capital. In August 2014, the school
was ranked as the best university in Nigeria by 4icu.
From three faculties in
1976, today there are fifteen faculties: Arts (1976), Education (1976),
Engineering & Technology (1978), Agriculture (1982), Law (1993, after an
initial start-up in 1983), Basic Medical Sciences (2004), Clinical Sciences
(2004) Communication and Information Sciences (2008), Veterinary Medicine
(2009), Pharmaceutical Science (2010), and Life Science; Physical Science;
Environmental Science; Management Sciences; and Social Sciences in (2013).
School
Fees Range: ₦ 75,000
23. Federal University Of
Petroleum Resources (FUPRE)
FUPRE Campus
The Federal University of
Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) in Delta State, Nigeria was established and
approved by the Federal Executive Council meeting of 14 March, 2007 and
admitted its first set of undergraduates in 2008.
The university was
established under the Federal Government of Nigeria initiative to build a
specialized university in the Niger Delta to produce manpower and expertise for
the oil and gas sector.
The National Universities
Commission (NUC) approved sharing of facilities between the Petroleum Training
Institute Effurun and FUPRE until it moved to its permanent site on development
of its main campus at Ugbomro, Uvwie Local Government Area.
School
Fees Range: ₦ 94,000
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