Education

FULL LIST: NUC Releases List Of All Accredited Private Universities In Nigeria

BySodiq Lawal

PublishedNovember 27, 2023

Nigeria now has one hundred and forty-seven private universities, following the recent provisional licences given to 37 more between January 1, 2023, and June 27, 2023, by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

OSUN DEFENDER reports that the latest data was obtained from the official website of the NUC, the regulatory body for universities in the country.

The increased number of private tertiary institutions across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory of the federation is said to have become necessary due to the quest for quality university education owing to industrial crises and issues of poor funding in the public tertiary education sub-sector.

Below is the updated list of 147 private universities in Nigeria as approved by the NUC.

Babcock University, Ogun State
Madonna University, Anambra State
Igbinedion University, Edo State
Bowen University, Osun State
Benson Idahosa University, Edo state
Covenant University, Ogun state
Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos State
American University of Nigeria, Adamawa State
Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State
Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State
AI-Qalam University, Katsina, Katsina State
Bells University of Technology, Otta, Ogun State
Bingham University, New-Karu, Nasarawa State
Caritas University, Enugu, Enugu State
Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun State
Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State
Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State
Kwararafa University, Wukari, Taraba State
Redeemer’s University, Mowe, Ogun State
Renaissance University, Enugu, Enugu State
University of Mkar, Mkar, Benue State
Novena University, Ogume, Delta State
Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State
Veritas University, Abuja, FCT
Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State
African University of Science & Technology, Abuja
Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State
Fountain University, Oshogbo, Osun State
Obong University, Obong Ntak, Akwa Ibom State
Tansian University, Umunya, Anambra State
Wesley University of Science & Technology, Ondo State
Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State
Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti – Ekiti State
Godfrey Okoye University, Ugwuomu-Nike, Enugu State
Nigerian-Turkish Nile University, FCT Abuja
Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Osun State
Paul University, Awka, Anambra State
Rhema University, Obama-Asa, Rivers State

40 Wellspring University, Evbuobanosa, Edo State

Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State
Baze University, FCT Abuja
Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State
Glorious Vision University (formerly Samuel Adegboyega University), Ogwa, Edo State
McPherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ajebo, Ogun State
Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State
Southwestern University, Oku Owa, Ogun State
Evangel University, Ebonyi State
Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State
Augustine University, Ilara, Lagos State
Chrisland University, Owode, Ogun State
Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State
Hallmark University, Ijebu-Itele, Ogun State
Kings University Ode-Omu, Osun State
Michael & Cecilia Ibru University, Owhode, Delta State
Mountain Top University, Makogi/Oba, Ogun State
Ritman University, Ikot Ekpene, Akwalbom State
Summit University, Offa, Kwara State
Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State
Hezekiah University, Umudi, Imo State
Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos State
Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State
Clifford University, Abia State
Coal City University, Enugu state
Ojaja University, Ilorin, Kwara state
Dominican University, Ibadan, Oyo State
Kola Daisi University., Ibadan, Oyo State
Legacy University, Okija, Anambra State
Spiritan University, Neochi, Abia State
Precious Cornerstone, Ibadan, Oyo State
PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State
Atiba University, Oyo, Oyo State
Eko University of Medical Sciences, Ijanikin, Lagos
Skyline University, Nigeria, Kano, Kano State
Greenfield University, Kasarami-Kaduna, Kaduna State
Dominion University, Ibadan, Oyo State
Trinity University, Laloko, Ogun State
Westland University, Iwo, Osun State
Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa-Ibom State
Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara State
Maranatha University, Lekki, Lagos State
Ave-Maria University, Piyanko, Nasarawa State
AL-Istigama University, Sumaila, Kano State
Mudiame University, Irrua, Edo State
Havilla University, Nde-Ikom, Cross River State
Claretian University of Nigeria, Nekede, Imo State
Karl-Kumm University, Vom, Plateau State
Nok University, Kachia, Kaduna State
James Hope University, Lekki, Lagos state
Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano, Kano State
Capital City University, Kano, Kano State
Ahman Pategi University, Patigi, Kwara State
University of Offa, Offa, Kwara State
Mewar University, Masaka, Nasarawa State
Edusoko University, Bida, Niger State
Philomath University, Kuje, Abuja
Sports University, Idumuje, Ugboko, Delta State
Baba-Ahmed University, Kano, Kano State
Saisa University Of Medical Sciences and Technology, Sokoto, Sokoto State
Nigerian British University, Asa, Abia State
Peter University, Achina-Onneh, Anambra State
Newgate University, Minna, Niger State
European University of Nigeria, Abuja, FCT
Northwest University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
Rayhaan University, Kebbi State
Muhammad Kamalud-Deen University, Ilorin, Kwara State
Sam Maris University, Supare, Ondo State
Aletheia University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
Lux Mundi University, Umuahia, Abia State
Maduka University, Ekwegbe, Enugu State
Peaceland University, Enugu, Enugu State
Amadeus University, Amizi, Abia State
Vision University, Ikogbo, Ogun State
Azman University, Kano, Kano State
Huda University, Gusau, Zamfara State
Franco British International University, Kaduna, Kaduna State
Canadian University of Nigeria, Abuja, FCT
Miva Open University, Abuja, FCT
Gerar University of Medical Sciences, Imope-ljebu, Ogun State
British Canadian University, Obudu, Cross River State
Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State
Phoenix University, Agwada, Nasarawa State
Wigwe University, Isiokpo, Rivers State
Hillside University of Science and Technology, Okemesi Ekiti, Ekiti State
University on the Niger, Umunya, Anambra State
Elrazi University of Medical Sciences, Kano Kano State
Venite University, Iloro-Ekiti, Ekiti State
Shanahan University, Onitsha, Anambra State
The Duke Medical University, Calabar, Cross River State
Mercy Medical University, Iwara, Iwo, Osun State
Cosmopolitan University, Abuja, FCT
Iconic Open University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
West Midland Open University, Ibadan, Oyo State
Amaj University, Abuja, FCT
Prime University, Abuja, FCT
El-Amin University, Niger State
College of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Kaduna, Kaduna State
Jewel University, Gombe, Gombe State
Nigerian University of Technology and Management, Apapa, Lagos State
Al-Muhibbah Open University, Abuja, FCT
Al-Bayan University, Kogi state

Sodiq Lawal

Sodiq Lawal is a passionate and dedicated journalist with a knack for uncovering captivating stories in the bustling metropolis of Osun State and Nigeria at large. He has a versatile reporting style, covering a wide range of topics, from politics , campus, and social issues to arts and culture, seeking impact in all facets of the society.