This category covers everything about universities, polytechnics, monotechnics, colleges of education, and other higher of learning in Nigeria.
Monarch University is a faith-based private university located in Iyesi-Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. The institution received its operational licence on April 30, 2025, following approval for its establishment on March 3, 2025, by Nigeria’s President. History The plan to establish the university began as early as 2017, when the campus of Royal City College of Education […]
Tonnie Iredia University of Communication (TIUC), Benin City, is a specialised private university primarily focused on media and communication-related disciplines. It is located in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. It is the first communication-based university in Nigeria. History The vision to establish a university that primarily offers degrees in media and communication-related studies
Lighthouse University, Evbobanosa, Edo State, is a faith-based private university granted an operational licence on February 22, 2024, by the National Universities Commission (NUC). History The vision to establish Lighthouse University began in 1989. However, it initially started as Lighthouse Polytechnic, which was established in 2008. As a private polytechnic, it awarded National Diploma (ND) and
New City University is a private university located in Ayetoro Town, Mowe, KM 50, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, Nigeria. The university was founded by Mr. Akin Akingbesote. History The plan to establish New City University in Ayetoro began some years ago, but the first accreditation team from the National Universities Commission (NUC) visited in June
There are presently 159 privately-owned universities in Nigeria, following the takeover and conversion of NOK University, Kachia, Kaduna State (a private university) by the federal government into a Federal University. The owner of the institution was accused of using proceeds from government contracts to fund the university. The number would have been 160 if NOK
Babcock University, owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and Madonna University, sponsored by Rev. Fr. Professor E.M.P. Edeh, are the first two faith-based universities in Nigeria licensed by the Federal Government on May 10, 1999. These two universities were not only the first set of faith-based institutions, but they also made history as part of
Minaret International University (MIU) is a private institution owned by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Nigeria (AMJN), approved on March 3, 2025, by the Federal Government of Nigeria. It is located in Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State, Southwest Nigeria. Summary History The idea for the establishment of Minaret International University Ikirun began
Isaac Balami University of Aeronautic and Management (IBUAM) is the first private aeronautic university in Nigeria, licensed by the Federal Government on April 30, 2025. Its main campus is located in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The university was founded by Isaac Balami, former President of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers. History The promoter
Osun State School of Health Technology (also known as OSCHT) established in 1977 is a health institution owned and funded by the Osun State Government to train health workers, leading to the award of diploma certificates in health-related disciplines such as Environmental Health Technology, Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW), Dental Surgery Technician, Junior Community Health
There are 63 state-owned universities in Nigeria, according to the available data on the National Universities Commission (NUC). Some state governments such as Lagos, Ondo, Edo, Bayelsa, Delta, Kogi, Oyo, and Ogun among others have more than one universities. The Oldest State University Rivers State University, established in 1979, is the oldest state-owned university in
