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The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal and public research 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]
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.
The Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri, formerly known as the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, is located in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, Nigeria. It was established in April 1963 as the Advanced Teachers' Training College by the defunct Eastern Nigeria Government on the grounds of the Old Shell Camp in Owerri. [ 1 ]
Iwo, Osun in Nigeria has been known for its academic activities both western and Islamic. The city contains 15 higher education institutions: 3 Functional Universities, 3 under construction, four Functional Polytechnics, four Functional Colleges of Education, five Functional Colleges of Health Technology and one College of Nursing.
Niki Tobi, first person to earn a PhD in Law from University of Nigeria (1983); Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Nigeria (2002–2010) Patrick Utomi , Presidential candidate for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Nigerian April 2007 elections and former Director of the Center for Applied Economics, Lagos Business School, Pan ...
The Nile University of Nigeria Library was established in 2009 (the same year the university was established) to support the teaching, learning and research objectives of the university. On November 27, 2024, it was renamed after Professor Yusuf M. Karodia, an educationist and founder of MANCOSA and Regent Business School . [ 18 ]
The university was approved by the National Universities Commission to operate as a Private University in Nigeria in April 2022 under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. [4] [5] The university was commissioned by Okezie Ikpeazu, the governor of Abia state in February, 2023. The governor further awarded scholarships to the first ...
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. At take off of the university, pioneer student enrollment ...