Federal Universities In Nigeria: Full List

Federal Universities In Nigeria:

The Nigerian Educational system is regarded as one of the best educational systems in West Africa and it comprises of 6 Years of Primary/basic education, 6 Years of Secondary education, and 4 years or more of Tertiary education of which you can attend a University, Polytechnic or a COllege of Education.

We discovered that Nigerians especially young secondary school leavers are searching for a list of all accredited federal universities in Nigeria right now and in this article, we have decided to cover this topic.

Nigerian federal universities are some of the best universities in the country and in fact, these universities are more preferred by admission seekers than other state and private universities because they offer cheaper fees and generally higher quality of education to their students.

Without wasting more time below is a comprehensive and updated list of all accredited federal universities in Nigeria right now and their website addresses.

List of All Accredited Federal Universities In Nigeria (2020)

S/N	FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES	WEBSITE ADDRESS
1	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi	atbu.edu.ng
2	Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria	abu.edu.ng
3	Bayero University, Kano	buk.edu.ng
4	Federal University Gashua, Yobe	fugashua.edu.ng
5	Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun	fupre.edu.ng
6	Federal University of Technology, Akure	futa.edu.ng
7	Federal University of Technology, Minna	futminna.edu.ng
8	Federal University of Technology, Owerri	futo.edu.ng
9	Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State	fud.edu.ng
10	Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina	fudutsinma.edu.ng
11	Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State	fukashere.edu.ng
12	Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State	fulafia.edu.ng
13	Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State	fulokoja.edu.ng
14	Alex Ekwueme University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State	funai.edu.ng
15	Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa	fuotuoke.edu.ng
16	Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State	fuoye.edu.ng
17	Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State	fuwukari.edu.ng
18	Federal University, Birnin Kebbi	fubk.edu.ng
19	Federal University, Gusau Zamfara	fugusau.edu.ng
20	Michael Okpara University of Agricultural Umudike	mouau.edu.ng
21	Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola	mautech.edu.ng
22	National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos	nou.edu.ng
23	Nigeria Police Academy Wudil	polac.edu.ng
24	Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna	nda.edu.ng
25	Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka	unizik.edu.ng
26	Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife	oauife.edu.ng
27	University of Abuja, Gwagwalada	uniabuja.edu.ng
28	Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta	unaab.edu.ng
29	University of Agriculture, Makurdi	uam.edu.ng
30	University of Benin	uniben.edu.ng
31	University of Calabar	unical.edu.ng
32	University of Ibadan	ui.edu.ng
33	University of Ilorin	unilorin.edu.ng
34	University of Jos	unijos.edu.ng
35	University of Lagos	unilag.edu.ng
36	University of Maiduguri	unimaid.edu.ng
37	University of Nigeria, Nsukka	unn.edu.ng
38	University of Port-Harcourt	uniport.edu.ng
39	University of Uyo	uniuyo.edu.ng
40	Usman Danfodiyo University	udusok.edu.ng
41	Nigerian Maritime University Okerenkoko, Delta State
42	Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna	afit.edu.ng
43	Nigerian Army University Biu	naub.edu.ng

Universities In Nigeria: Quick Facts

Nigerian Universities are some of the best universities in Africa, West-African, and the world in general. Federal Universities are owned and managed by the Federal Government while State Universities are owned and managed by the States in which they are located.

All universities in the country are also monitored and regulated by a federal agency called the National Universities Commission. This commission was established in 1962 as an advisory agency in the Cabinet Office and it is located in Abuja the country’s capital.

The NUC is currently headed by Professor Shehu Galadanchi and it is responsible for quality tertiary education in the country. There are also responsible for the accreditation of courses in all Nigerian universities and some of their key objectives are listed below.

• Advice executive on the financial needs of universities.
• Coordinate the development of universities in Nigeria.
• Allocate and disburse federal grants and external aids to universities.
• Research and advice executive on topics relating to higher education development in Nigeria.
• Advice executive on the creation of degree-granting institutions.
• Advice government on the creation of faculties within Nigerian universities

Conclusion

In this post, we have given you a list of all accredited universities in Nigeria and their websites. We have also given you some facts about universities in Nigeria and how they’re regulated.

If you have questions on this topic, please drop them below.