By Editorial Staff 
British Canadian University (BCU) is a private university in Obudu, Cross River State, approved for establishment by the Federal Government on May 15, 2023. It received its operational licence from the National Universities Commission (NUC) on June 15, 2025.
Who is the owner?
It was established during the administration of the former governor of Cross River State, Sen. Benedict Bengiuoshuye Ayade, popularly known as Ben Ayade (2015–2023).
Although public documents, including those from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), such as the Status Report and Memorandum of Association, do not have any trace of the former governor, the ownership of the institution remains shrouded in controversy.
In March 2018, Ayade, who was the governor at the time, said it was a meant to be a a British/Canadian International School.
Investigations reveal that the true owner of the university is unknown, but a report published by the ICIR reveals that the Ayade administration committed state funds to the establishment of the private university.
The university, according to several reports, was founded under questionable circumstances when Ayade was in office as the state governor, raising suspicions of using state funds to finance a private institution instead of the state-owned university. Questions have been raised repeatedly about who the true owner of the university is – Ben Ayade or the Cross River State Government? These are some of the issues highlighted in a publication by Cross River Watch.
Vice-Chancellor
The present Vice-Chancellor of the institution is Professor Adejoko Mufutau Waheed, a former DVC (Academic) at Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB).
Faculties
BCU has three Faculties or Colleges:
- College of Basic Medical and Health Sciences
- College of Science and Computing
Department
At the time of publication, British Canadian University Obudu has 18 departments spread across the three Colleges. They are:
- Department of Accounting and Finance
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Criminology & Security Studies
- Department of Economics
- Department of Entrepreneurship Studies
- Department of Mass Communication
- Department of Software Engineering
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Physics
- Department of Information Technology
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Cybersecurity
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Physiotherapy
- Department of Nursing Science
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science
School Fees
According to the updated tuition fees for the 2025/2026 academic session, school fees vary across academic programmes as follows:
| Department | Tuition Fee (₦) |
| Accounting and Finance | 1,250,000 |
| Business Administration | 1,300,000 |
| Physics | 1,315,000 |
| Information Technology | 1,365,500 |
| Computer Science | 1,365,500 |
| Criminology & Security Studies | 1,300,000 |
| Economics | 1,300,000 |
| Entrepreneurship Studies | 1,300,000 |
| Mass Communication | 1,250,000 |
| Cybersecurity | 1,365,500 |
| Biotechnology | 1,315,000 |
| Biochemistry | 1,315,000 |
| Software Engineering | 1,365,500 |
| Microbiology | 1,315,000 |
| Public Health | 1,415,500 |
| Physiotherapy | 1,415,500 |
| Nursing Science | 1,415,500 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | 1,415,500 |
The above fees do not contain boarding fee.
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