Directory of Nigerian Universities

DIRECTORY OF NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

Please note that the Admission Requirements are the same for all the listed institutions

• Minimum of 5 credits including English and Mathematics
• A prescribed minimum cut-off mark in JAMB Entrance Examination

ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UTURU ****
P.M.B. 704, OKIGWE, ABIA STATE.           
Founded: 1983
Ownership: State Government
Faculty: 400
Enrollment: 15,389 (1999)
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 088-220785


ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY***
P.M.B 0248, BAUCHI - BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1988
Ownership: Federal Government
Faculty: 260
Enrolment: 4000 (1999)
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 077-543500, 077-542065
Fax: 077-542065
E-mail:vc@atbunet.org
Web: http://www.atbunet.org/

ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY
P.M.B. 34 AKUNGBA-AKOKO, ONDO STATE

AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, SAMARU, ZARIA*
P.M.B.1013, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1962
Ownership: Federal Government
Faculty: 2064
Enrolment: 29,832 (1999)
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 069-550581, 551292, 550691
Fax: 069-550022, 550891, 551575
E-mail:vc@abu.edu.ng

ANAMBRA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
P.M.B 02, ULI ANAMBRA STATE.

BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO**
P.M.B 3011, KANO STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1977
Ownership: Federal Government
Faculty: 454
Enrolment: 15,560 (1999)
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 064-665023.
Fax: 064-665904, 665904.
E-mail:vc@buk.edu.ng

BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY, MAKURDI****
P.M.B. 102119 BENUE STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1995
Ownership: State Government
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 044-533811
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY ASABA****
P.M.B 1, ABRAKA, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1990.
Ownership: State Government.
Contact: Registrar.
Telephone: 054-66027, 66024.
AMBROSE ALI UNIVERSITY, EKPOMA****
P.M.B. 14, EKPOMA, EDO STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1981
Ownership: State Government
Faculty: 437
Enrolment: 16,000 (1999)
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 055-98446, 98448

ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, ENUGU****
P.M.B. 01660, ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA
Founded: 1980
Ownership: State Government
Faculty: 287
Enrolment: 9,267
Telephone: 042-451244 Fax: 042-335705

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE**
P.M.B. 704, AKURE, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA
Founded: 1981
Ownership: Federal Government
Faculty: 250
Enrolment: 4225 (1999)
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 034-200090-99: 241039: 230190
Fax: 034-230450: 232190: 242190
E-mail: root@futa.oauinfe.edu.ng

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA**
P.M.B. 65, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1983
Ownership: Federal Government
Faculty: 270
Enrolment: 4318 (1999)
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 066-222887
Fax: 066-224482
E-mail: futmx@skannet.com

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OWERRI**
P.M.B. 1526 OWERRI, IMO STATE, NIGERIA
Founded: 1980
Ownership: Federal Government
Faculty: 235
Enrolment: 4050
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 083-233546; 230974
E-mail: vc@futo.edu.ng

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, YOLA**
P.M.B. 2076, YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1980
Ownership: Federal Government
Faculty: 204
Enrolment: 3515 (1999)
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 075-625532, 624416
Fax: 075-625176, 625148
E-mail: vc@futy.edu.ng

IMO STATE UNIVERSITY OWERRI****
P.M.B. 2000, OWERRI, IMO STATE, NIGERIA
Founded: 1981 
Ownership: State Government
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 083-231433; 233055;
Fax: 083-232716

KANO STATE UNIVERSITY BAGAUDA****
KANO.
Founded: 1998
Ownership: State Government

KANO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
C/O KANO STATE COLLEGE OF ARTS,
SCIENCE AND REMEDIAL STUDIES
SANI ABACHA WAY, KADO

LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
OGBOMOSHO P.M.B 4000, OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1988
Ownership: State Government
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 038-720940; 720750.

LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, LAGOS****
P.M.B 1087, APAPA LAGOS, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1983
Ownership: State Government.
Faculty: 278
Enrolment: 7800 (1999)
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 01-884043, 01-884048;

NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY++
P.M.B. 2109, KADUNA.
Founded: 1985
Ownership: Federal Government.

NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI
C/O MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
P.M.B 44, LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE

NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY
P.M.B. 071, WILBERFORCE ISLAND
BAYELSA STATE.

NNAMDI AZIKWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA****
P.M.B 5025 AWKA
Founded: 1995
Ownership: State Government.
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 046-550180
Fax: 046-550082

OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE*
ILE-IFE OSUN STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1961.
Ownership: Federal Government .
Faculty: 1,327
Contact: Registrar.
Telephone: 036-230290, 231822
Fax: 036-233128, 232401.231822.
E-mail: vc@oauife.edu.ng
Web site: http://www.oauife.edu.ng

OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY, AGO-IWOYE.****
P.M.B 2002 AGO-IWOYE, OGUN STATE.
Founded: 1982
Ownership: State Government.
Faculty: 269
Enrolment: 5800
Telephone: 037-390149; 390147.

PRINCE ABUBAKAR AUDU UNIVERSITY,
AYIGBA, KOGI STATE.

UNIVERSITY OF ADO EKITI, ADO-EKITI****
P.M.B 5363, ADO EKITI, ONDO STATE.
Founded: 1982
Ownership: State Government
Faculty: 226
Enrolment: 4686- (1999).
Telephone: 030-240711, 240370.

RIVER STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY****
P.M.B 5080, PORT HARCOURT.
Founded 1980
Ownership: State Government.
Faculty: 456
Enrolment: 10465
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 084-335808
Fax: 084-230720.
E-mail: rsust@alpha.linkserve.com

UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA***
P.M.B 117, FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA
Founded: 1988.
Ownership: Federal Government
Faculty: 150
Enrolment: 5400
Contact: Registrar.
Telephone: 09-8821380
Fax: 09-8821605
E-mail: vc@uniabuja.edu.ng

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ABEOKUTAP.M.B 2240, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1988
Ownership: Federal Government.
Faculty: 158
Enrolment: 3235
Contact: Registrar.
Telephone: 039-245170
Fax: 039-243031.

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, MAKURDI***
P.M.B 2373, MAKURDI, BENUE STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1988.
Ownership: Federal Government.
Faculty: 224
Enrolment: 2684.
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 044-333204; 533205, 533577;
Fax: 044-531455.
E-mail: vc@unaab.edu.ng
Web site: http://www.unaab.edu.ng

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE****
UMUAHIA, ABIA STATE.
Founded: 1988.
Ownership: Federal Government.
Contact: Registrar.
Telephone: 088-220066.

UNIVERSITY OF BENIN**
P.M.B 1154, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE NIGERIA.
Founded: 1970.
Ownership: Federal Government.
Faculty: 694.
Enrollment: 20660.
Contact: Registrar.
Telephone: 052-600553
Fax: 052-241156.
E-mail: info"pro@uniben.edu.ng
Web site: http://www.uniben.edu.ng

UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR**
P.M.B 1115, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1975
Ownership; Federal Government.
Faculty: 527.
Enrollment: 16,800.
Contact: Registrar.
Telephone: 087-222790, 224753;
Fax: 087-230595, 221766.
E-mail: root@unical.edu.ng

UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN*
IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1962
Ownership: Federal Government.
Faculty: 1,077.
Enrollment: 20,434.
Contact: Registrar.
Telephone: 02-8101100
Fax: 8103043, 8103118
E-mail: library@kdl.ui.edu.ng.

UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN **
P.M.B 1515, ILORIN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1975.
Ownership: Federal Government.
Faculty: 450
Enrollment: 13,200
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 031-221552, 221911, 221873, 221801
Fax: 031-22561, 221593

UNIVERSITY OF JOS **
P.M.B. 2084, JOS, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA
Founded: 1975
Ownership: Federal Government
Faculty: 711
Enrollment: 13,408
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 073-610514, 612513, 453724
Fax: 073-612513, 612514
E-mail: mailbox@unijos.edu.ng

UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS*
AKOKA, LAGOS, NIGERIA
Founded: 1962.
Ownership: Federal Government.
Faculty: 675
Enrollment: 23,309
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 01-82194, 7741875;
Fax: 01-822644, 821086
E-mail: mailto:library@rcl.nig.com
Web site: http://www.unilag.edu

UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI**
P.M.B. 1069, MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1975.
Ownership: Federal Government.
Faculty: 630
Enrolment: 10,000
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 076-231730, 233039;
Fax: 076-231639, 232949, 236314

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA*
NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA.
Founded: 1960
Ownership: Federal Government.
Faculty: 1,051
Enrollment: 22,328
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 042-771911, 770095;
Fax: 042-042-771977, 771500, 522080

UNIVERSITY OF PORT-HARCOURT**
P.M.B 5323, PORT-HARCOURT, RIVER STATE
Founded: 1975.
Ownership: Federal Government.
Faculty: 493
Enrollment: 11,294
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 084-230902 (Vice-Chancellor) 230890-99 (PABX)
Fax: 084-230903

UNIVERSITY OF UYO**
P.M.B. 1017 UYO, AKWA-IBOM STATE
Founded: 1983.
Ownership: Federal Government.
Faculty: 522
Enrollment: 15, 882
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 085-201111, 202694, 2022693
Fax: 085-202694
E-mail: root@uniuyo.edu.ng

USMAN DANFODIO UNIVERSITY**
P.M.B. 2346, SOKOTO, SOKOTO STATE
Founded: 1975.
Ownership: Federal Government.
Faculty: 371
Enrollment: 8,944
Contact: Registrar
Telephone: 060-234039, 236688, 234042, 232366
Fax: 060-235519, 234042
E-mail: registrar@udusok.edu.ng

All Universities award first degree.

First and second generation Universities award master and Ph.D. degrees.

First and some generation Universities offer Post-doctoral programs.
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REFERENCE SOURCES

*Culled from the Universities Matriculation Examination Brochure, 2000-2001.+ The World Book of Learning: Nigeria, Universities and Polytechnic Colleges 1999
+ The National University Commission: List of Nigerian Universities. 1999.
+ 2000 A. D. National University Commission Calendar