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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is a Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions. [1] The board conducts Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for prospective undergraduates into Nigerian universities . [ 2 ]
The university took off from a temporary site, made up of three blocks of building meant for a primary school in Gwagwalada, tagged the "mini-campus".Academic activities started on the mini-campus in 1990, after which the university was allocated an expanse of land covering over 11,800 hectares (29,000 acres) along the Abuja city Airport road for the development of its main campus.
University of Ibadan, main gate. 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.
Between 1975 and 1998, NUC's involvement in the administration of universities gradually grew, it became influential in the appointment of Vice-Chancellors, members of university governing councils and managed the establishment of new faculties and course offerings. In 1985, it was saddled with additional responsibilities to set minimum ...
National Open University of Nigeria Headquarters in Abuja. The university was initially established on 22 July 1983 as springboard for open and distance learning in Nigeria. It was suspended by the government on 25 April 1984. [4] However, its resuscitation was begun on 12 April 2001 by the former President of Nigeria, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo ...
Ajayi Crowther University was established on the premises of the former St. Andrews College. The university obtained its license on January 7, 2005, from the National Universities Commission. The university is named after Samuel Ajayi Crowther, an African bishop and Bible translator, who translated Bibles to Yoruba and other African languages. [5]
The university offers various courses including Law, Management, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy and Engineering. [5] The courses are accredited by the National Universities Commission, and the admission requirements are a minimum of 5 credits at not more than two sittings of the O-level schools Certificate Examination.
The university is located in Yola, the state capital of Adamawa. The university was originally named the ABTI American University of Nigeria before it was renamed to AUN. AUN is the first American-style institution of higher learning in sub-Saharan Africa (the only other such university in Africa is the American University in Cairo in Egypt). [3]