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The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Eastern part of Nigeria. Founded in 1955 by Nnamdi Azikiwe [5][6][7] who was the Governor General of Nigeria between 1960 and 1963, [8] and first President of Nigeria between 1963 and 1966. [9] The University of Nigeria Nsukka was ...
University of Ibadan. " Recte Sapere Fons " (To think straight is the fount of knowledge). [2] The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was once a college of the University of London. The college was established in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the ...
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 ...
University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), is a federal government-owned public research university in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. [2] [3] The university's main campus sits on an expansive area of land, about 15,000 hectares in the ancient city of Ilorin; making it the largest university in Nigeria and one of the largest in Africa by landmass.
The Federal University of Technology Akure (informally FUT Akure or simply FUTA) is a federal government-owned university located in Akure, Ondo State, in South Western Nigeria. It was founded in 1981 [1] driven by the federal government of Nigeria to create universities that specialized in producing graduates with practical as well as ...
The new university campus Dormitories. What became the University of Jos was established in November 1971 from the satellite campus of the University of Ibadan.The first students were admitted in January 1972 as pre-degree students and the first Bachelor of Arts degree program began in October 1973.
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) is a public research university located in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. [4] [5] It is among the universities owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria and was founded in 1970. [6] The school currently has two campuses with fifteen faculties including a central library called the John Harris Library. [7]
The Imo State University (IMSU) in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria was established in 1981 through law No. 4 passed by the Imo State House of Assembly. [1] The university admitted the first intake of 392 pioneer students on 23 October 1981. [2] After the creation of Abia State in 1991, the Uturu campus of the university became the Abia State ...